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9411.000 Senecio
Beentje, H.J. & Ghazanfar, S.A. (eds.) (2005) Compositae (Part 3) Flora of Tropical East Africa
Jeffrey, C. (1986) The Senecioneae in East Tropical Africa: Notes on Compositae: IV Kew Bulletin 41(4) 873-943
Description of the genus
Herbs, subshrubs or shrubs,
sometimes succulent or climbing. Leaves alternate, sometimes radical, entire or lobed. Capitula either (1) heterogamous with
marginal fertile (rarely sterile) female florets and bisexual disk florets or (2) homogamous. Calyculus of usually much shorter
basal bracts present. Flowers usually yellow, less often purple or white. Phyllaries in 1 subequal series. Receptacle flat or ± convex, without scales, pitted or
shortly fimbriate. Pappus of bristles. Worldwide: c.1250 species, cosmopolitan Caprivi: 14 cultivated taxa. The larvae of the following species of insect eat species of this genus:
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| Species | Content |
| hadiensis Forssk. | Description |
| hochstetteri Sch. Bip. ex A. Rich. | Description, Image |
| inornatus DC. | Description, Image |
| karaguensis O.Hoffm. | |
| letouzeyanus Lisowski | |
| lewallei Lisowski | |
| luembensis De Wild. & Muschl. | |
| maranguensis O. Hoffm. | |
| mariettae Muschl. | |
| pachyrhizus O. Hoffm. | Image |
| ruwenzoriensis S. Moore | Description, Image |
| spartareus S.Moore | |
| subsessilis Oliv. & Hiern | |
| urundensis S.Moore |
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Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Senecio
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): SenecioBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Senecio
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Senecio
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Senecio
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iNaturalist: Senecio
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Senecio
JSTOR Plant Science: Senecio
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Senecio
Plants of the World Online: Senecio
Tropicos: Senecio
Wikipedia: Senecio
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