Senecio fanshawei Beentje

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Status: Native
Description:
Type location:
Zambia
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: fanshawei: after Dennys Basil Fanshawe (1915-1993), Botanist and prolific collector in Zambia.
Habitat: Moist dambo and miombo woodland.
Altitude range: (metres) 1100 - 1500 m
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Worldwide distribution: Only known from Zambia.
FZ divisions: B,N,W,C
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Endemic status: Endemic
Red data list status: Data deficient
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Literature:

Hind, D.J.N., Beentje, H.J. & Loeuille, B.F.P. (2026). Compositae - Senecioneae Flora Zambesiaca 6(4) Pages 33 - 34. (Includes a picture).


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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Senecio fanshawei
African Plant Database: Senecio fanshawei
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Senecio fanshawei
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Senecio fanshawei
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iNaturalist: Senecio fanshawei
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Senecio fanshawei
JSTOR Plant Science: Senecio fanshawei
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Senecio fanshawei
Plants of the World Online: Senecio fanshawei
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Wikipedia: Senecio fanshawei


Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-26

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2026). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Senecio fanshawei.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=262240, retrieved 9 June 2026

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