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Macledium kirkii
kirkii
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Cecil Kop NR, Mutare
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Cecil Kop NR, Mutare
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| Synonyms: |
Dicoma kirkii Harv. subsp. kirkii Dicoma sessiliflora Harv. subsp. kirkii (Harv.) Wild |
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| Frequency: | Common |
| 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. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| 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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