Senecio barbertonicus Klatt
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Besna Kobila, Matobo
Photo: Bart Wursten
Besna Kobila, Matobo
Photo: Bart Wursten
Besna Kobila, Matobo
Photo: Isla Grundy
Near Camp Dwala, Matopos
Photo: Isla Grundy
Near Camp Dwala, Matopos
Photo: Isla Grundy
Near Camp Dwala, Matopos
Photo: James Varden
Near Toghwana Dam, Matobo National Park
Photo: James Varden
Near Toghwana Dam, Matobo National Park
Photo: James Varden
Near Toghwana Dam, Matobo National Park
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Synonyms:
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Kleinia barbertonica (Klatt) Burtt Davy
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Common names:
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Barberton groundsel (English)
Barberton senecio (English)
Succulent bush senecio (English)
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Frequency:
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Succulent shrub, sometimes climbing. Stems glabrous, with persistent leaf scars. Leaves succulent, terete, slightly curved, sessile, clustered near the branch apices, up to 9 × 0.5 cm; apex acute, mucronate. Inflorescence a corymbose panicle. Capitula 12-17 mm. Phyllaries 5-8, 12-15 mm. Rays present, yellow. |
Notes:
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Derivation of specific name:
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barbertonicus: from Barberton in Mpumalanga, South Africa, where the type specimen was collected. |
Habitat:
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On granite kopjes and in rocky places. |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Eswatini and South Africa. |
Mozambique distribution:
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Endemic status:
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Content last updated: |
Thursday 29 October 2015 |
Literature:
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Bandeira, S., Bolnick, D. & Barbosa, F. (2007). Wild Flowers of Southern Mozambique Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique Page 213. (Includes a picture).
Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 32.
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 28.
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-23
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2023).
Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Senecio barbertonicus. https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=161090, retrieved 23 March 2023
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