Pentanema indicum (L.) Ling

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Synonyms: Inula indica L.
Inula leptoclada Webb
Vicoa auriculata cass.
Vicoa leptoclada (Webb) Dandy
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Derivation of specific name: indicum: of India
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Worldwide distribution: From Senegal to Ethiopia and southwards through East Africa to Zimbabwe; also India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Burma.
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Literature:

Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 103. (Includes a picture).

Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 27.

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Flora of Malawi: Pentanema indicum
Flora of Mozambique: Pentanema indicum
Flora of Zimbabwe: Pentanema indicum

External websites:

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


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Caprivi: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Pentanema indicum.
https://www.capriviflora.com/cult/species.php?species_id=160030, retrieved 27 April 2024

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