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Senecio kahuzicus

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Name

Identification
Senecio kahuzicus Humbert [family COMPOSITAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet.,
Related name
  • Senecio kahuzicus
  • Senecio johnstonii
  • Dendrosenecio erici-rosenii

Flora

Entry for Dendrosenecio erici-rosenii subsp. erici-rosenii [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 erici-rosenii subsp. erici-rosenii [family COMPOSITAE]
Senecio erici-rosenii R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr. [family COMPOSITAE], in Svensk Bot. Tidskr. 16: 330 (1922);  I.T.U.: 97 (1952); A.V.P.: 228, 359 (1957); Hamilton, Field Guide Uganda For. Trees: 79 (1981)
Senecio longiligulatus De Wild. [family COMPOSITAE], Pl. Bequaert. 5: 145 (1929), as longeligulatus. Type: Congo (Kinshasa), Ruwenzori, Lanuri Valley, Bequaert 4657 (BR!, holo., K!, iso.)
Senecio kahuzicus Humb. [family COMPOSITAE], in Bull. Soc. Bot. Fr. 81:842 (1935). Type: Congo (Kinshasa), Mt Kahuzi, Humbert 7713 (P!, holo., B!, BR!, K!, iso.)
Senecio johnstonii (R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) C.Jeffrey var. erici-rosenii [family COMPOSITAE], in K.B. 41: 850 (1986); Lisowski, Asterac. Fl. Afr. Centr.: 324, t. 71 (1991)
Information
Plant to 9 m tall. Upper leaf-base glabrous or with a weakly formed hair cushion; lower leaf surface glabrous or sparsely pubescent. Capitula presented horizontally. Ray florets to 22 mm long; disc florets 35–80.
Range
DISTR. U 2 Congo (Kinshasa), Rwanda; endemic to Mt Muhi, Mt Kahuzi, Virunga Mts and Ruwenzori Mts
Altitude range
2750–4200 m
Distribution
UGANDA Virunga Mts, Mgahinga Crater, Eggeling 1076! & Mt Muhavura, Oct. 1948, Hedberg 2056!UGANDA Ruwenzori Mts, Aug. 1938, Purseglove 285!
Notes
USES. Stem pith eaten by gorilla (Knox) CONSERVATION Protected in the National Park; least concern (LC)

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