- Dendrosenecio brassiciformis
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Dendrosenecio brassiciformis Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Tribe: Senecioneae Genus: Dendrosenecio Species: D. brassiciformis Binomial name Dendrosenecio brassiciformis
(R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) Mabb.Synonyms Senecio brassiciformis R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.
Source: AFPD[1]Dendrosenecio brassiciformis is one of the East African giant groundsel, this one is endemic to the slopes of Aberdare Range and bearing fruit but once, and dying after.[2] Once considered to be of the genus Senecio but since have been reclassified into their own genus Dendrosenecio.
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Distribution
Dendrosenecio brassiciformis lives on the Aberdare Range between the altitudes of 2,950 and 3,950 meters (9,700 and 13,000 feet).[2]
Infraspecific name synonymy
- Dendrosenecio brassica B.Nord. subsp. brassiciformis (R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) B.Nord.
- Dendrosenecio brassiciformis (R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) Mabb.
- Senecio brassica R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr. subsp. brassiciformis (R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) Mabb.
- Senecio brassiciformis R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Dendrosenecio brassiciformis (R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) Mabb. record n° 10525" (HTML). African Plants Database. South African National Biodiversity Institute, the Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and Tela Botanica. http://www.ville-ge.ch/cjb/bd/africa/details.php?langue=an&id=10525. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
- ^ a b Aluka. "Entry for Dendrosenecio brassiciformis (R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) Mabb. [family COMPOSITAE"] (HTML). African Plants. Ithaka Harbors, Inc. doi:10.5555/AL.AP.FLORA.FTEA006286. http://www.aluka.org/action/showMetadata?doi=10.5555/AL.AP.FLORA.FTEA006286. Retrieved 2008-05-15. "Flora of Tropical East Africa, Vol Part Part 3, page 547 (2005) Author: H. Beentje, C. Jeffrey & D.J.N. Hind"
External links
This article incorporates text from the public domain 1913 Webster's Dictionary.- International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI). "Plant Name Search Results" (HTML). International Plant Names Index. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=194667-1. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
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