9411.010 Emilia (Cass.) Cass.

Description of the genus

Herbs. Leaves alternate, sometimes radical. Capitula pedunculate, in loose cymes or solitary, homogamous, discoid or radiate. Calyculus 0. Phyllaries in 1 series. Receptacle without scales. Flowers bisexual. Style branches with an acute appendage. Pappus of copious fine white soft setae.

Worldwide: 100 species in the Old World tropics (3 species now pantropical weeds)

Caprivi: 12 cultivated taxa.

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Species	Content
abyssinica (Sch.Bip. ex A.Rich.) C.Jeffrey[Agg]
caespitosa Oliv.
coccinea (Sims) G. Don	Description, Image
debilis S.Moore
discifolia (Oliv.) C. Jeffrey	Description, Image
jeffreyana Lisowski
juncea Robyns
libeniana Lisowski
pseudactis C.Jeffrey
subscaposa Lisowski
tessmannii (Mattf.) C.Jeffrey
violacea Cronquist

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Flora of Botswana: Emilia
Flora of Malawi: Emilia
Flora of Mozambique: Emilia
Flora of Zambia: Emilia
Flora of Zimbabwe: Emilia

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