Lactuca calophylla C.Jeffrey

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Lactuca calophylla

Picture: Penny English
Along the track to Vitumbi peak, Nyika National Park.

Lactuca calophylla

Picture: Penny English
Along the track to Vitumbi peak, Nyika National Park.

Lactuca calophylla

Picture: Penny English
Along the track to Vitumbi peak, Nyika National Park.

Lactuca calophylla

Picture: Penny English
Along the track to Vitumbi peak, Nyika National Park.

Lactuca calophylla

Picture: Penny English
Along the track to Vitumbi peak, Nyika National Park.

Lactuca calophylla

Picture: Penny English
Along the track to Vitumbi peak, Nyika National Park.

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Frequency: Locally common
Status: Native
Description:
Type location:
Tanzania
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Derivation of specific name:
Habitat: In montane grassland and high rainfall woodland.
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Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): N,E
Zambian distribution (Provinces): N,Mc
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Content last updated: Sunday 3 January 2021
Literature:

Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 99.

Jeffrey, C. (1966). Notes on Compositae 1; The Cichoriaea in East Tropical Africa. Kew Bulletin 18(3) Pages 439 - 442. Protologue (Includes a picture).

Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 31.

Pope, G.V. (1992). Compositae Flora Zambesiaca 6(1) Pages 198 - 199. (Includes a picture).

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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Lactuca calophylla
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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: Lactuca calophylla.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=202050, retrieved 28 March 2024

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