| Synonyms: |
Lopholaena brevipes E. Phillips & C.A. Sm. Lopholaena dolichopappa (O. Hoffm.) S. Moore Lopholaena pauciflora Thell. Othonna whyteana Britten Senecio dolichopappus O. Hoffm. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
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| Type location: |
Malawi |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | whyteanum: after Alexander Whyte (1834-1908), Scottish plant explorer, and botanist who collected in Liberia, Kenya, Malawi and Uganda. |
| Habitat: | Upland rocky grassland and Protea scrub. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1450 - 2250 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia |
| FZ divisions: | N |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | |
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| 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 570 - 572. as L. dolichopappa (Includes a picture). Hind, D.J.N., Beentje, H.J. & Loeuille, B.F.P. (2026). Compositae - Senecioneae Flora Zambesiaca 6(4) Pages 120 - 121. Jeffrey, C. (1986). The Senecioneae in East Tropical Africa: Notes on Compositae: IV Kew Bulletin 41(4) Page 932. as L. dolichopappa Strugnell, A.M. (2002). Endemics of Mt. Mulanje. The endemic spermatophytes of Mt. Mulanje, Malawi Systematics and Geography of Plants 72 Page 15. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 57. |