9411.000 Senecio L.
Beentje, H.J. & Ghazanfar, S.A. (eds.) (2005)
Compositae (Part 3) Flora of Tropical East Africa
Hind, D.J.N., Beentje, H.J. & Loeuille, B.F.P. (2026)
Compositae - Senecioneae Flora Zambesiaca 6(4) 1-156
Jeffrey, C. (1986)
The Senecioneae in East Tropical Africa: Notes on Compositae: IV Kew Bulletin 41(4) 873-943
Description of the genus
Herbs, subshrubs or shrubs,
sometimes succulent or climbing. Leaves alternate, sometimes radical, entire or lobed. Capitula either (1) heterogamous with
marginal fertile (rarely sterile) female florets and bisexual disk florets or (2) homogamous. Calyculus of usually much shorter
basal bracts present. Flowers usually yellow, less often purple or white. Phyllaries in 1 subequal series. Receptacle flat or ± convex, without scales, pitted or
shortly fimbriate. Pappus of bristles.
Mikaniopsis cissampelina greatly resembles a climbing Senecio. Worldwide: c.1250 species, cosmopolitan Tanzania: 0 taxa. Insects associated with this genus: |
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