9499.000 Pleiotaxis
Wild, H. (1972) The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area. 3. Mutisieae. Kirkia 8(2) 173-207
Description of the genus
Perennial herbs or suffrutices. Leaves alternate, usually sheathing the stem at the base. Inflorescences of racemes or panicles, sometimes the heads solitary or with a few subtending heads. Phyllaries in many rows, rounded or obtuse, sometimes purplish. Capitula homogamous, discoid; florets bisexual. Receptacular scales 0. Corolla tubular below, abruptly widening to a linear limb exserted beyond the pappus and involucre. Achenes densely hispid. Pappus of barbellate or ± plumose setae. Worldwide: 26 species in tropical Africa Zambia: 13 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| angustirugosa C. Jeffrey [End] [DD] | B | Description, Image |
| antunesii O.Hoffm. | B | Description, Image |
| argentea M.R.F. Taylor [NrEnd] | N | Description, Image |
| dewevrei O. Hoffm. ex T. Durand & De Wild. | N,W | Description, Image |
| eximia O. Hoffm. subsp. eximia | B,N,W,C,S | Description, Image |
| eximia O.Hoffm. subsp. kassneri (S.Moore) G.V.Pope | N | |
| fulva Hiern | W | |
| huillensis O. Hoffm. subsp. argentea (M.Taylor) S.Ortiz & Rodr.Oubiña [End] | N | |
| oxylepis C. Jeffrey [End] [VU] | N | |
| pulcherrima Steetz | N,W,E,S | Description, Image |
| racemosa O. Hoffm. | N | |
| rogersii S. Moore | W | Description, Image |
| rugosa O. Hoffm. | B |
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