Aspilia kotschyi
alba
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Photo: Helen Pickering
Livingstone: dirt road to Maramba lodge, on right going towards the lodge
Photo: Helen Pickering
Livingstone: dirt road to Maramba lodge, on right going towards the lodge
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| Synonyms: |
Aspilia polycephala S. Moore |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
See var. kotschyi for general description. This variety is clearly distinguished by the ray-florets being white. |
| Type location: |
Senegal |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | kotschyi: after Karl Georg Theodor Kotschy (1813-1866), Austrian botanical explorer and plant collector in the Orient. alba: white. |
| Habitat: | As a weed in disturbed areas. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | As for var. kotschyi but generally less common |
| FZ divisions: | N,Z |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Friday 31 July 2009 |
| Literature: |
Beentje, H.J. & Ghazanfar, S.A. (eds.) (2005). Compositae (Part 3) Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 747 - 748. Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 29. 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 23. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 59. Wild, H. (1966). The African Species of the Genus Aspilia Thouars Kirkia 5(2) Pages 204 - 205. Wild, H. (1967). The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area. 1. Heliantheae. Kirkia 6(1) Pages 40 - 41. |
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