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Emilia coccinea
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Tiger Kloof, Mutare
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Vumba rd, before Westaway
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Edge of Aberfoyle Golf course
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Edge of Aberfoyle Golf course
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| Synonyms: |
Cacalia coccinea Sims Emilia flammea sensu auct., non Cass. Emilia javanica sensu Agnew Emilia sagittata sensu auct., non DC. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect blue-green annual herb to 1 m. Stems and leaves slightly succulent, often purplish, especially below. Leaves sessile, lanceolate to oblong, up to 20 × 6 cm, sparsely hairy and becoming hairless; clasping the stem at the base; margin with scattered minute teeth. Capitula c. 12 mm across, orange or red; base 3-5 mm across. Invlucral bracts c. 8-9, 9 mm long, equal in 1 series. Rays absent. |
| Type location: |
Cultivated plant |
| Notes: | This species was formerly described in a broad sense, including at least 7 taxa now recognized as separate species. Of these Coccinia caespitosa, Coccinia vanmeelii and Coccinia lisowskiana are also found in Zambia. As the distribution of the latter is not yet clear it is possible that records placed here under C. coccinia may include some that should now be assigned to C. caespitosa. |
| Derivation of specific name: | coccinea: scarlet, although the flowers can often be bright orange |
| Habitat: | In sandy and rocky woodland or margins of forest, often in disturbed areas. |
| Altitude range: | Up to 1800 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, DRC, Burundi, Uganda, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | N,W,C,E |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 166 - 167. (Includes a picture). Beentje, H.J. & Ghazanfar, S.A. (eds.) (2005). Compositae (Part 3) Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 583 - 584. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 93. Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 24. Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 31. Probably also as Emilia flammea and E. sagittata Jeffrey, C. (1986). The Senecioneae in East Tropical Africa: Notes on Compositae: IV Kew Bulletin 41(4) Pages 913 - 914. Jeffrey, C. (1997). What Is Emilia coccinea (Sims) G. Don (Compositae)? A Revision of the Large-Headed Emilia Species of Africa Kew Bulletin 52(1) Page 209. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 25. Moriarty, A. (1975). Wild Flowers of Malawi Purnell & sons Cape Town. Page 156. As Emilia javanica (Includes a picture). Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 30. |
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