8949.000 Denekia Thunb.

Wild, H. (1968-9) The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area. 2. Inuleae (in part). Kirkia 7(1) 121-135

Description of the genus

Annual or biennial herbs. Leaves alternate. Capitula at ends of branches, irregularly cymose, heterogamous; outer florets female; disk sterile. Receptacle naked. Phyllaries 1-2-seriate. Achenes slender. Pappus of 1(-2) long setae broadening above into a fimbriate or plumose apex.

Worldwide: 1 species in southern Africa

Botswana: 1 taxon.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
capensis Thunb.		Description, Image

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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Botswana: Genus page: Denekia.
https://www.botswanaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1487, retrieved 31 March 2025

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