Micractis bojeri DC.

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Synonyms: Cryphiospermum abyssinicum (Sch.Bip.) Sch.Bip.
Limnogenneton abyssinicum Sch.Bip.
Micractis abyssinica (Sch.Bip.) Chiov.
Sigesbeckia abyssinica (Sch. Bip.) Oliv. & Hiern
Sigesbeckia emirnensis Baker
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Status: Native
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Ethiopia
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Worldwide distribution: Nigeria, DR Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, , Uganda, Sudan-South Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Madagascar.
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Literature:

Beentje, H.J. & Ghazanfar, S.A. (eds.) (2005). Compositae (Part 3) Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 775 - 776. (Includes a picture).

Maquet, P. & Lawalree, A. (1985). Asteraceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume III Pages 620 - 621. as Sigesbeckia abyssinica (Includes a picture).

Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 69.

Wild, H. (1967). The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area. 1. Heliantheae. Kirkia 6(1) Page 37. as Sigesbeckia abyssinica


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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Micractis bojeri
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The DRC flora team (2025). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Species information: Micractis bojeri.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=227100, retrieved 23 July 2025

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