8953.000 Litogyne Harv.
EPALTES Cass.
Beentje, H.J. (ed.) (2002)
Compositae (Part 2) Flora of Tropical East Africa
Wild, H. (1980)
The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area, 12. Inuleae (continued). Kirkia 12(1) 23-113
Description of the genus
Perennial, aromatic herbs. Leaves alternate, decurrent. Inflorescence of 3-6 capitula crowded together in an umbel at the ends of the branches. Florets purple. Capitula ovoid-campanulate, heterogamous; bisexual florets in the
centre of the capitulum, fewer than the outer female florets. Receptacular scales 0. Anthers minutely tailed. Style undivided or with a minute notch, with tubercle-based hairs. Achenes cylindric with 5 ribs (in ours). Pappus 0 in the female florets, of 2-3 smooth bristles in the bisexual florets or sometimes 0. Worldwide: 14 species in the tropics Zambia: 1 taxon. |
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