Macledium kirkii (Harv.) S. Ortiz
subsp. kirkii

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Macledium kirkii subsp. kirkii

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Cecil Kop NR, Mutare

Macledium kirkii subsp. kirkii

Photo: Bart Wursten
Cecil Kop NR, Mutare

Macledium kirkii subsp. kirkii

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Calderwood Park, Peterhouse School

Macledium kirkii subsp. kirkii

Photo: Bart Wursten
Nhahomba area, Chimanimani National Park.

Macledium kirkii subsp. kirkii

Photo: Bart Wursten
Nhahomba area, Chimanimani National Park.

Macledium kirkii subsp. kirkii

Photo: Bart Wursten
Nhahomba area, Chimanimani National Park.

Macledium kirkii subsp. kirkii

Photo: Bart Wursten
Nhahomba area, Chimanimani National Park.

Macledium kirkii subsp. kirkii

Photo: Bart Wursten
Nhahomba area, Chimanimani National Park.

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Synonyms: Dicoma kirkii Harv. subsp. kirkii
Dicoma sessiliflora Harv. subsp. kirkii (Harv.) Wild
Common names:
Frequency: Frequent
Status: Native
Description:
Erect perennial herb, up to 80 cm. Annual stems grow from a woody rootstock; one to numerous flowerheads with sharply pointed involucral bracts. Florets orange-yellow.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: kirkii: named after Dr John Kirk, who accompanied David Livingstone on his Zambezi expedition of 1858
Habitat: Miombo woodland, often on granite outcrops and hillsides
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Worldwide distribution: Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana.
Mozambique distribution: MS
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Content last updated: Saturday 10 July 2021
Literature:

Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 38.

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 24. as Dicoma kirkii subsp. kirkii

Pope, G.V. (1992). Compositae Flora Zambesiaca 6(1) Pages 31 - 32. As Dicoma kirkii kirkii

Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 35.

Wild, H. (1972). The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area. 3. Mutisieae. Kirkia 8(2) Pages 184 - 195. as Dicoma sessiliflora subsp. kirkii

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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Macledium kirkii subsp. kirkii.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=161910, retrieved 28 March 2024

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