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Wild, H. (1967) The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area. 1. Heliantheae. Kirkia 6(1) 1-62
Annual or perennial herbs. Leaves opposite, very rough to the touch (in ours). Capitula terminal, solitary or in lax racemes, sometimes axillary, radiate, yellow, white, lilac or purple. Phyllaries 2-3-seriate. Receptacular scales clasping the florets, narrowly oblong to obovate. Achenes obovoid, bilaterally flattened, pubescent. Pappus a laciniate cupule, often with 2 barbellate setae in addition. Derivation of name: from Greek: a meaning without, spilos, a spot or blemish, hence spotless. Zambia: 10 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Provinces | Content |
| affinis De Wild. | |||
| africana (Pers.) C. D. Adams subsp. africana | |||
| angolensis (Klatt) Muschl. | N,W | Nw,N | |
| helianthoides (Schumach. & Thonn.) Oliv. & Hiern subsp. ciliata (Schumach.) C.D.Adams | N,W,S | Nw,N,S | Description, Image |
| kotschyi (Sch. Bip.ex Hochst.) Oliv. var. kotschyi | N,W,C,S | Cb,N,Lk,S | Description, Image |
| kotschyi (Sch. Bip.ex Hochst.) Oliv. var. alba Berhaut | S | Mc,S | Description, Image |
| mendoncae Wild | N | N | |
| mossambicensis (Oliv.) Wild | B,N,C,S | Mc,Lk,S,W | Description, Image |
| natalensis (Sond.) Wild | N,W,E,S | Image | |
| pluriseta Schweinf. subsp. pluriseta | N,W,C,S | Cb,N,Lk | Description, Image |
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