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Laggera oloptera

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Name

Identification
Laggera oloptera (DC.) Adams [family ASTERACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Ekwuno, P.O, 1980
Related name
  • Laggera oloptera
  • Laggera macrorhiza
  • Laggera oblonga

Flora

Entry for Laggera oloptera (DC.) C.D. Adams [family COMPOSITAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 2,
Names
Laggera oloptera (DC.) C.D. Adams [family COMPOSITAE], in J.W. Afr. Sci. Assoc. 6: 152 (1961).
Blumea oloptera DC. [family COMPOSITAE], Prod. 5: 448 (1836)
Laggera oblonga Oliv. & Hiern [family COMPOSITAE], in F.T.A3: 327 (1877); F.W.T.A., ed1, 2: 158; Berhaut FlSen170
Laggera macrorrhiza O. Hoffm. & Muschl. [family COMPOSITAE], (1910)-ChevBot365.
Information
A perennial herb ofgrasslandwith shoots 1-2 ft. high branching near the base from a woody stock; flower-heads about 3/4 in. long on short peduncles, rather few and not clustered, with white, pink or purple florets.
Habitat
grassland
Distribution
Sen.: fide Berhaut l.c.Gam.: Goaal, near Gambia R..Mali: Médinani (Feb.)S. L.: Scarcies R., Buyabuya (Feb.) Sc. Elliot 4545!Ghana: Achimota (Apr., May) Irvine 1766! Morton A1982! Legon Hill (Nov.) Adams 3549! Wenchi, Ashanti (Dec.) Adams 3264! Zuarungu (Dec.) Akpabla 409! Burufu (Dec.) Adams 8 Akpabla GC 4418! 4430!N. Nig.: Kafanchan (May) Jones FHI 14105!
Distribution (external)
Sudan
Congo
Angola

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