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Adenostemma caffrum

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Name

Identification
Adenostemma caffrum Brenan [family ASTERACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Smith,S., Adenostemma schimperi A.Rich. [family ASTERACEAE ]
Related name
  • Adenostemma caffrum
  • Adenostemma dc
  • Adenostemma schimperi
  • Adenostemma lavenia

Flora

Entry for ADENOSTEMMA Caffrum DC. [family COMPOSITAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Capensis
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Capensis, Vol 3, page 44, (1894) Author: (By W. H. HARVEY).
Names
ADENOSTEMMA Caffrum DC. [family COMPOSITAE], 1. c. 112
Information
stem erect, 4-angled, thinly puberulous or scabrid below, more densely pubescent on the panicle; leaves ovato-rhomboid, acuminate, broadly cuneate or truncate at base, coarsely callous-toothed, nearly glabrous above, pubescent, especially on the nerves, beneath; panicle loosely dichotomous; invol. scales linear-oblong, obtuse, thinly downy at back; achenes granulato-muricated. A tall, coarse-growing weed. Leaves 3–5 inches long, 2–3 inches wide, herbaceous. Panicle terminal, irregularly forked, covered with rusty, subappressed hairs. Bracts small, few, linear. Petioles 3/4–1 inch long. Invol. partially biseriate.
Distribution
SOUTH AFRICA Caffraria and Natal, Drege, Williamson, Gueinzius, 347; Bowker, 34; Gerr. & M'K. 313. (Herb. D., Sd., Hk.)

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