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Synonyms: |
Geigeria pubescens S. Moore Geigeria randii S. Moore Geigeria rhodesiana S. Moore |
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Status: | Native |
Description: |
Robust perennial herb, up to 1 m. Stems winged and angular, especially above. Leaves along the stem but concentrated and subopposite near the ends of stems and branches, narrowly oblanceolate-oblong, scaberulous; margin sparsely dentate or subentire. Capitula solitary in the axils of the upper leaves and clustered at the ends of branches, 1-1.5 cm in diameter, bright yellow. Ray-florets female, 3-dentate at the apex. |
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Habitat: | In Miombo woodland and grassland, particularly around vleis and seasonal pans. |
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Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Caprivi Namibia. |
Botswana distribution: | N,SW |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Literature: |
Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 213. (Includes a picture). 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. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 34. Wild, H. (1980). The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area, 12. Inuleae (continued). Kirkia 12(1) Pages 59 - 61. |
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