9222.000 Guizotia Cass.

Wild, H. (1967) The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area. 1. Heliantheae. Kirkia 6(1) 1-62

Description of the genus

Perennial, scabrid herbs (in ours). Leaves opposite, rarely ternate, simple, sessile. Capitula hemispheric, in few-flowered cymes, radiate, heterogamous. Phyllaries 2-seriate, the outer foliaceous, the inner merging in to the receptacular scales. Ray florets female, fertile; rays golden-yellow, 3-dentate; disk florets bisexual, fertile. Receptacular scales obovate. Achenes ± tetragonous. Pappus 0.

Worldwide: 6 species in warm areas of Africa

Mozambique: 1 taxon.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
scabra (Vis.) Chiov.	N,MS	Description, Image

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