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Senecio abyssinicus

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Name

Identification
Emilia abyssinica (Sch.Bip. ex A.Rich.) C.Jeffrey [family ASTERACEAE ] (stored under name); Isotype of Senecio abyssinicus Sch.Bip. [family ASTERACEAE ] Verified by Tadesse,M.,
Related name
  • Emilia helianthella
  • Senecio abyssinicus
  • Emilia abyssinica
Common name
  • amùnimúyè (auctt.) (NIGERIA, YORUBA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • ‘ragwort’ (Nigeria, Ainslie)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1

Flora

Entry for Emilia abyssinica var. abyssinica [family COMPOSITAE]
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
Emilia abyssinica var. abyssinica [family COMPOSITAE]
Senecio abyssinicus A.Rich. [family COMPOSITAE], Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 438 (1848); Oliv. & Hiern, F.T.A. 3: 410 (1877); F.P.S. 3: 48 (1956); Verdcourt & Trump, Common Poison. Pl. E. Afr.: 154 (1969); Maquet in Fl. Rwanda 3: 668, fig. 208/1 (1985)
Senecio bellidifolius A.Rich. [family COMPOSITAE], Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 439 (1848), nom. illegit., non Kunth in H.B.K. (1818). Type: Ethiopia, Shire, Dillon s.n. (P!, holo.)
Senecio quartinianus Aschers. [family COMPOSITAE], in Schweinf., Beitr. Fl. Aethiop.: 157 (1867). Type as for S. bellidifolius A. Rich.
Information
Ray florets 1.5–2 mm long, 0.5–0.8 mm wide.
Range
DISTR. U 1–4; K 2, 3 (fide UKWF), 6; T 1, 2, 4–8
Altitude range
650–1900 m
Distribution
KENYA Turkana District Naitamajong Hill, June 1934, Champion T328!KENYA W Suk District Suk Escarpment, Nov. 1959, Tweedie 1922!TANZANIA Mwanza District Buhumbi, May 1952, Tanner 789!TANZANIA Ngara District Mabawe, Bugofi, Dec. 1959, Tanner 4652!TANZANIA Bukoba, Aug. 1931, Haarer 2087!UGANDA W Nile District Maracha Rest Camp, Aug. 1953, Chancellor 121!UGANDA Ankole District Bunyanguru, July 1939, Purseglove 885!UGANDA Masaka District Lake Victoria, Kasokero, May 1969, Lye et al. 2908!
Distribution (external)
Nigeria
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Congo (Kinshasa)
Rwanda
Burundi
Sudan
Ethiopia
Djibouti
Zambia
Malawi
Mozambique
Zimbabwe
Notes
USES. Minor medicinal for cattle (Tanner) CONSERVATION Widespread in a common habitat, least concern (LC) Poisonous to livestock.

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