9504.000 Erythrocephalum Benth.

Wild, H. (1972) The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area. 3. Mutisieae. Kirkia 8(2) 173-207

Description of the genus

Annual herbs or suffrutices. Leaves alternate, simple, semi-amplexicaul, usually discolorous. Capitula homogamous and discoid or (in ours) heterogamous; inner florets actinomorphic, bisexual; outer male, radiate. Phyllaries many-seriate, imbricate. Receptacular scales present, resembling the inner phyllaries. Ray florets when present with large, deep-red, 3-fid rays. Achenes barrel-shaped, 5-angled. Pappus of 4-5, caducous, barbellate setae.

Worldwide: 12 species in eastern, central and southern tropical Africa

Zimbabwe: 3 taxa.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
dianthiflorum O. Hoffm.	N,W
longifolium Oliv.	C,E	Description, Image
microcephalum Dandy	W

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