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Athroisma pusillum

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Name

Identification
Isotype of Athroisma pusillum T.Erikss. [family COMPOSITAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Eriksson T., 1993
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  • Athroisma pusillum

Flora

Entry for Athroisma pusillum T.Eriksson [family ]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical East Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical East Africa, Part Part 3, page 547, (2005) Author: H. Beentje, C. Jeffrey & D.J.N. Hind
Names
Athroisma pusillum T.Eriksson [family ], in J.L.S. 119: 157 (1995). Type: Kenya, Kwale District: between Samburu & Mackinnon road, Drummond & Hemsley 4073 (K!, holo., B, BR!, EA, FT, K!, iso.)
Information
Annual herbs 25–50 cm high; young branches almost glabrous. Leaves narrowly triangular, 2–6 cm long, 0.7–1.5 cm wide, base shallowly cordate, margins dentate near base, apex acuminate, glandular, 5-veined from base; petiole 10–20 mm long. Glomerules solitary on short lateral branches, 5–9 mm in diameter, with 35–45 capitula; phyllaries absent; paleae 2 mm long. Florets pale mauve, female florets absent; disc florets 9–15, 1.5 mm long, glandular. Achenes ellipsoid, 1 mm long, slightly hairy, without glands; pappus absent.
Range
DISTR. K 7 not known elsewhere
Altitude range
350–500 m
Distribution
KENYA Teita District Ndara to Dida Harea km 3, Jan. 1972, Faden & Faden 72/120!KENYA Kwale District between Samburu & Mackinnon road, Aug. 1953, Drummond & Hemsley 4073!
Notes
USES. None recorded on specimens from our areaCONSERVATION Known from only two specimens; at least vulnerable (VU-D2)

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