Emilia hindii Beentje

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Frequency: Local
Status: Native
Description:
Type location:
Zambia, Mwinilunga
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: hindii: after D.J. Nicholas Hind, Asteraceae taxonomist at KEW Botanic Gardens, who first noticed specimens of this taxon as a possible new species.
Habitat: On bare sandy soils at the edge of miombo woodland and along roadside.
Altitude range: (metres) 1300 m (approx)
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: Only known from western Zambia.
FZ divisions: W
Zambian distribution (Provinces):
Growth form(s):
Endemic status: Endemic
Red data list status: Vulnerable
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Literature:

Hind, D.J.N., Beentje, H.J. & Loeuille, B.F.P. (2026). Compositae - Senecioneae Flora Zambesiaca 6(4) Pages 131 - 133. Protologue (Includes a picture).


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External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Emilia hindii
African Plant Database: Emilia hindii
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Emilia hindii
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Emilia hindii
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Emilia hindii
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Emilia hindii
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Emilia hindii
JSTOR Plant Science: Emilia hindii
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Emilia hindii
Plants of the World Online: Emilia hindii
Tropicos: Emilia hindii
Wikipedia: Emilia hindii


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: Emilia hindii.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=262540, retrieved 9 June 2026

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