Erlangea misera (Oliv. & Hiern) S. Moore

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Erlangea misera

Picture: Bart Wursten
Island 2, Katombora, Zambezi

Erlangea misera

Picture: Bart Wursten
Island 2, Katombora, Zambezi

Erlangea misera

Picture: Petra Ballings
Island 2, Katombora, Zambezi

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Synonyms: Bothriocline misera (Oliv. & Hiern) O.Hoffm.
Bothriocline schinzii (O. Hoffm.) O. Hoffm.
Erlangea schinzii O. Hoffm.
Erlangea sessilifolia R.E. Fr.
Vernonia merenskiana Dinter ex Merxm.
Vernonia misera Oliv. & Hiern
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Status: Native
Description:
Slender or much-branched annual or short-lived perennial herb, up to 1 m. Stems strongly ribbed and glandular hairy. Leaves alternate, sessile, elliptic to ovate-oblong; margin serrate. Capitula many, disk florets only, dark mauve to purple.
Type location:
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Habitat: On sandbanks near rivers, on floodplains, in pans and on woodland and grassland on Kalahari sand.
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Worldwide distribution: Angola, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia and northern Cape, South Africa.
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): B,W,S
Zambian distribution (Provinces): Nw,S,W
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Literature:

Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 31.

Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 30. (Includes a picture).

Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 25.

Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 30.

Pope, G.V. (1992). Compositae Flora Zambesiaca 6(1) Pages 160 - 162. (Includes a picture).

Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 33.

Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 199.

Wild, H. & Pope, G.V. (1977). The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area. 7. Vernonieae (excluding Vernonia). Kirkia 10(2) Pages 362 - 363.

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Flora of Botswana: Erlangea misera
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Flora of Mozambique: Erlangea misera
Flora of Zimbabwe: Erlangea misera

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Erlangea misera
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Erlangea misera
Plants of the World Online: Erlangea misera
Tropicos: Erlangea misera
Wikipedia: Erlangea misera


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: Species information: Erlangea misera.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=158030, retrieved 28 March 2024

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