Erlangea alternifolia
Erlangea alternifolia is an annual herb within the Asteraceae family. It occurs in Tanzania and Kenya.
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| Species: | alternifolia |
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| Erlangea alternifolia (O.Hoffm.) S.Moore | |
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Bothriocline alternifolia O.Hoffm | |
Description
An annual herb, it grows up to 180 cm, with a variability between 23-180 cm in height. Leaves are elliptic to obovate in outline and the apex is obtuse to rounded, base is cuneate or attenuate.[1] Inflorescence is capitulum with a cyme that is terminal and corymbiform like, a receptacle that is concave in outline, and phyllaries that are narrowly ovate, up to 8 mm long.[1] Flowers: corolla is purple colored, lobes range is between 2.3-2.5 mm long, the corolla has multicellular purple like hairs at the apex.[1][2]
References
- Compositae, H. Beentje, C. Jeffrey & D.J.N. Hind. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2005. Pp 134-135
- Jeffrey, C. (1988). "The Vernonieae in East Tropical Africa: Notes on Compositae: V". Kew Bulletin. 43 (2): 195–277. doi:10.2307/4113734. JSTOR 4113734.
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