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Emilia coccinea
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Nhancuco, lower slopes Mt Gorongosa
Photo: Bart Wursten
Nhancuco, lower slopes Mt Gorongosa
Photo: Bart Wursten
Nhancuco, lower slopes Mt Gorongosa
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| Synonyms: |
Emilia javanica sensu Agnew |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Frequent |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect glaucous annual herb to 1 m. Stems and leaves slightly succulent, often purplish, especially below. Leaves sessile: lamina up to 20 × 6 cm, lanceolate to oblong, sparsely hairy and glabrescent; base amplexicaul; apex acute; margin with scattered minute teeth. Calyculus 0. Capitula c. 12 mm across (including the rays), orange or red; base 3-5 mm across. Phyllaries 9 mm, c. 8-9, equal in 1 series. Rays 0. |
| Notes: | |
| 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. |
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| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | |
| Mozambique distribution: | MS (other?) |
| Growth form: | A |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Wednesday 14 April 2010 |
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Other sources of information about Emilia coccinea:
African Plant Database: Emilia coccineaBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Emilia coccinea
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Emilia coccinea
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Emilia coccinea
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Emilia coccinea
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Emilia coccinea
JSTOR Plant Science: Emilia coccinea
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Emilia coccinea
Tropicos: Emilia coccinea
West African Plants database: Emilia coccinea
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