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Pleiotaxis eximia
eximia
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Photo: Ruth Baldwin-Paice
Muraga Wilderness, Charama Safari Lodge, Kadoma
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Mavhuradonha Wilderness Area
Photo: James Varden
Mavhuradonha Wilderness Area
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| Synonyms: |
Pleiotaxis amoena R.E. Fr. Pleiotaxis antunesii sensu Eyles |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect, robust perennial suffrutex to 80 cm tall. Leaves silvery-grey, bullate, 8-25 × 2-7.5 cm, elliptic; apex acute; margin irregularly serrate; base cuneate, tapering into a narrow winged petiole-like midrib and widening into a sheathing base below. Capitula large, usually solitary. Phyllaries imbricate, felted-lanate. Corollas red with a slender tube widening above. Achenes densely appressed-hispid. Pappus of barbellate setae. |
| Notes: | Superficially similar to Erythrocephalum zambesianum with its red flowers and greyish leaves, but the Erythrocephalum has a distinct outer whorl of flattened ray florets which are not present in Pleiotaxis. |
| Derivation of specific name: | eximia: excellent in size or beauty, distinguished |
| Habitat: | Miombo woodland. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Botswana, DRC, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Thursday 22 March 2018 |
| Literature: |
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 27. Pope, G.V. (1992). Compositae Flora Zambesiaca 6(1) Page 16. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 37. Wild, H. (1972). The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area. 3. Mutisieae. Kirkia 8(2) Pages 200 - 201. |
Other sources of information about Pleiotaxis eximia subsp. eximia:
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Flora of Botswana: Pleiotaxis eximia subsp. eximiaFlora of Zambia: Pleiotaxis eximia subsp. eximia
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Pleiotaxis eximiaAfrican Plant Database: Pleiotaxis eximia
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Pleiotaxis eximia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Pleiotaxis eximia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Pleiotaxis eximia
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iNaturalist: Pleiotaxis eximia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Pleiotaxis eximia
JSTOR Plant Science: Pleiotaxis eximia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Pleiotaxis eximia
Plants of the World Online: Pleiotaxis eximia
Tropicos: Pleiotaxis eximia
Wikipedia: Pleiotaxis eximia
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