Macledium kirkii (Harv.) S. Ortiz
subsp. vaginatum (O. Hoffm.) S. Ortiz

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Synonyms: Dicoma kirkii Harv. subsp. vaginata (O. Hoffm.) G.V. Pope
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Status: Native
Description:
Type location:
Tanzania
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: vaginata, vaginate, sheathed, possessing a sheath.
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Worldwide distribution: DRC, Tanzania, Zambia and possibly Malawi and northern Mozambique.
National distribution: C,E
Zambian distribution (Provinces): E,Lk
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Literature:

Pope, G.V. (1992). Compositae Flora Zambesiaca 6(1) Pages 31 - 32. As Dicoma kirkii vaginata


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Flora of Malawi: Macledium kirkii subsp. vaginatum
Flora of Mozambique: Macledium kirkii subsp. vaginatum

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Macledium kirkii
African Plant Database: Macledium kirkii
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Macledium kirkii
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Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-25

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2025). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Macledium kirkii subsp. vaginatum.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=174810, retrieved 4 April 2025

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