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Eupatorium scandens

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Identification
Eupatorium scandens L. [family ASTERACEAE ] (stored under name); Eupatorium scandens L. [family ASTERACEAE ] Verified by James L. Reveal, Mikania chenopodiifolia Willd. [family ASTERACEAE ] Verified by Holmes,W.C., Mikania scandens (L.) Willd. [family ASTERACEAE ] Verified by James L. Reveal,
Related name
  • Mikania pubescens
  • Mikania tafallana
  • Mikania chenopodiifolia
  • Elephantopus angustifolia
  • Mikania sp.
  • Porophyllum ellipticum
  • Eupatorium scandens
  • Mikania scandens
  • Mikania thapsoides
  • Mikania lagoensis
  • Mikania penstemonoides
  • Mikania micrantha
  • Mikania cordifolia
  • Eupatorium brachiatum
  • Milleria dichotoma

Flora

Entry for MIKANIA Capensis 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
MIKANIA Capensis DC. [family COMPOSITAE], l. c.
Eupatorium scandens Thunb. [family COMPOSITAE], Cap. 627.
Information
stem suffruticose, voluble, glabrous; leaves petioled, cordate-acuminate or hastate-triangular, denticulate, glabrous above, hispidulous beneath or glabrous, 5-nerved; corymbs trichotomous; invol.-scales oblong-linear, acuminate; achenes glabrous, thinly glandular; pappusrufous. A much branched climber, 20–30 f. long. Petioles 1–3 inches long. Leaves 2–3 inches long, 1 1/2–2 in. wide, taper-pointed. Invol. 3–3 1/2 lines long. Flowers pale or greenish. The leaves vary in shape and pubescence. This species scarcely differs from M. chenopodifolia, Willd.
Distribution
SOUTH AFRICA Eastern districts of Caffraria, frequent. β. Vanstaadensberg, Drege! Albany, Mrs. F. W. Barber! (Herb. D., Hk., Sd.)

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