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Senecio cheranganiensis

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Identification
Isotype of Dendrosenecio cheranganiensis (Cotton & Blakelock) E.B.Knox [family ASTERACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Data not digitized, Senecio cheranganiensis Cotton & Blakelock [family ASTERACEAE ] Verified by Data not digitized,
Related name
  • Senecio cheranganiensis
  • Dendrosenecio cheranganiensis

Flora

Entry for Dendrosenecio cheranganiensis subsp. cheranganiensis [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
Dendrosenecio cheranganiensis subsp. cheranganiensis [family COMPOSITAE]
Senecio cheranganiensis Cotton & Blakelock [family COMPOSITAE], in K.B. 1937: 364 (1937); K.T.S.: 159 (1961)
Senecio johnstonii (Cotton & Blakelock) Mabb. subsp. cheranganiensis [family COMPOSITAE], in K.B. 28: 85 (1973)
Dendrosenecio johnstonii (Cotton & Blakelock) B.Nord. subsp. cheranganiensis [family COMPOSITAE], in Opera Bot. 44: 42 (1978)
Senecio johnstonii (Cotton & Blakelock) C.Jeffrey var. cheranganiensis [family COMPOSITAE], in K.B. 41: 891 (1986); K.T.S.L.: 561 (1994)
Information
Plant to 6 m tall, with trunk to 25 cm in diameter, pith to 2 cm in diameter. Leaf-rosettes of 40–70 leaves. Infrequent reproduction yields sparsely branched, columnar plants that rarely exceed three reproductive cycles. Leaf to 94 cm long and 25 cm wide. Inflorescence to 100 cm tall, 70 cm in diameter. Ray florets 10–13; disc florets 35–50.
Range
DISTR. K 3 endemic to the Cherangani Hills
Altitude range
2600–3400 m
Distribution
KENYA Cherangani Hills, Marakwet Hills, Sep. 1934, Dale K 3240! & Kamalagon [Kameligon], Dec. 1970, Mabberley 512! & Kamalagon [Kamelogon], Dec. 1988, Knox 719!
Notes
USES. None recorded on specimens from our area CONSERVATION No Park protection; at least vulnerable (VU-B1ab)

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