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Amellus scabridus

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Syntype of Amellus scabridus de Candolle [family ASTERACEAE]

Isotype of Amellus strigosus (Thunb.) Less. subsp. scabridus (DC.) Rommel [family ASTERACEAE]

Isolectotype of Amellus scabridus DC. [family COMPOSITAE]

Amellus strigosus (Thunb.) Less. [family COMPOSITAE]

Syntype of Amellus scabridus DC. [family COMPOSITAE]

Syntype of Amellus scabridus DC. [family COMPOSITAE]

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Identification

Amellus scabridus de Candolle [family ASTERACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by DC., 1836

Flora

Entry for AMELLUS scabridus DC. [family COMPOSITAE]

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)

Reference Sources

Flora Capensis, Vol 3, page 44, (1894) Author: (By W. H. HARVEY).

AMELLUS scabridus DC. [family COMPOSITAE], l. c. p. 214;—DC. l. c.

“stem suffruticose, branched, sparingly setulose, with subappressed hairs; leaves linear, acute, very entire, sprinkled on both sides and at the margin with subappressed, rigid bristles; invol. scales acuminate, rough-hairy at back.” “Stem rigid, slender. Branches not striated. Leaves 7 lines long, scarcely a line wide. The heads when rubbed smell of aniseed, and are about half the size of those of A. Lychnitis. Rays pale. Achenes mostly compressed, with callous margin, at length nearly calvous.” DC.

SOUTH AFRICA Zwellendam, Burchell; Karroo, E. Z. (Unknown to us.)