| Synonyms: |
Senecio valeriana Oliv. |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect herb. Leaves deeply pinnatifid. Inflorescence terminal, lax. Capitula numerous. Florets orange. |
| Type location: |
Tanzania |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | Moist sites in evergreen forest, on streamside rocks or persiting in cleared forest, rarely epiphytic. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | January |
| Worldwide distribution: | DR Congo, Kenya, Tanzania and Mt Mulanje, Malawi. |
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| Growth form(s): | Perennial. |
| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Beentje, H.J. & Ghazanfar, S.A. (eds.) (2005). Compositae (Part 3) Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 699 - 700. Hind, D.J.N., Beentje, H.J. & Loeuille, B.F.P. (2026). Compositae - Senecioneae Flora Zambesiaca 6(4) Pages 89 - 91. (Includes a picture). Jeffrey, C. (1986). The Senecioneae in East Tropical Africa: Notes on Compositae: IV Kew Bulletin 41(4) Page 929. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 53. |