| Synonyms: |
Senecio rectiramus Baker |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Robust climber up to 10 m. Leaves grey beneath; petioles used as climbing aids. Flowers yellow. |
| Type location: |
Malawi |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | In dense riverine forest, Brachystegia woodland and along forest margins. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1400 - 1850 m |
| Flowering time: | Apr - Aug |
| Worldwide distribution: | Southern Tanzania, northern Malawi and northen Zambia. |
| FZ divisions: | N |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | |
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| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Beentje, H.J. & Ghazanfar, S.A. (eds.) (2005). Compositae (Part 3) Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 611 - 613. (Includes a picture). Hind, D.J.N., Beentje, H.J. & Loeuille, B.F.P. (2026). Compositae - Senecioneae Flora Zambesiaca 6(4) Pages 148 - 149. (Includes a picture). Jeffrey, C. (1986). The Senecioneae in East Tropical Africa: Notes on Compositae: IV Kew Bulletin 41(4) Page 878. White, F., Dowsett-Lemaire, F. & Chapman, J.D. (2001). Evergreen forest flora of Malawi Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Page 206. as Senecio rectiramus |