8816.010 Stomatanthes R.M. King & H. Rob.

Beentje, H.J. & Ghazanfar, S.A. (eds.) (2005) Compositae (Part 3) Flora of Tropical East Africa

Description of the genus

Perennial herbs. Leaves alternate. Capitula discoid with few (4-5) florets per capitulum. Phyllaries many. Receptacle glabrous. Corolla white. Achenes 5-8-ribbed, usually bristly and glandular. Pappus of persistent scabrid bristles.

Worldwide: 12 species in Brazil, Uruguay and tropical Africa

Zambia: 2 taxa.

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SpeciesFZ divisionsProvincesContent
africanus (Oliv. & Hiern) R.M. King & H. Rob.N,CDescription, Image
helenae (Busc. & Muschl.) Lisowski

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Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Stomatanthes
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Stomatanthes
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JSTOR Plant Science: Stomatanthes
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Stomatanthes
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Tropicos: Stomatanthes
Wikipedia: Stomatanthes

Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Genus page: Stomatanthes.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1469, retrieved 28 March 2024

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