Dicoma zeyheri

Dicoma zeyheri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Dicoma
Species:	D. zeyheri
Binomial name
Dicoma zeyheri Balf.f.

Dicoma zeyheri is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family. It is found in South Africa, especially along the Natal coast. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and plantations. Dicoma argyrophylla is a subspecies of D. zeyheri.

Traditional uses

The powdered roots of D. zeyheri are traditionally ascribed medical value, and are used to treat stomach disorders in both livestock and people.^[1]

References

1. ^ Vand Der Spuy, Una (1971). "IV" (in English). Wild Flowers of South Africa for the Garden (2nd edition ed.). Johannesburg: Hugh Keartland. pp. 96. 

Further reading

• KwaZulu-Natal Wild Flowers by Elsa Pooley, p. 446.
• Lawalrée, A. & Mvukiyumwami, J. 1982. Le genre Dicoma Cassini (Asteraceae) en Afrique centrale. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique 52: 151-163.