IPHIONOPSIS oblanceolata Kilian [family COMPOSITAE]

Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, (2000) Author: by H. Beentje (Acanthospermum, Ageratum, Aspilia, Atractylis, Blainvillea, Blumea, Carthamus, Cirsium, Conyza, Crepis, Dichrocephala, Distephanus, Echinops, Eclipta, Erlangera, Felicia, Flaveria, Geigera, Gerbera, Grangea, Gutenbergia, Helichrysum, Iphiona, Iphionopsis, Jurinea, Laggera, Litogyne, Osteospermum, Pegolettia, Pentanema, Pseudoblepharispermum, Pseudognaphalium, Psiadia, Pulicaria, Reichardia, Sclerocarpus, Sonchus, Sphaeranthus, Tagetes, Tarchonanthus, Tridax, Vernonia, Volutaria, Xanthium), T. Eriksson (Athroisma, Blepharispermum), N. Kilian (Launaea), S. King-Jones & M. Thulin (Pluchea), Mesfin Tadesse (Bidens), S. Ortiz & J. Rodríguez-Oubiña (Dicoma), and M. Thulin (Cineraria, Doellia, Emilia, Erythroseris, Euryops, Galinsoga, Gynura, Helianthus, Kleinia, Lactuca, Pentzia, Senecio, Solanecio, Verbesina, Zinnia). [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Names
IPHIONOPSIS oblanceolata Kilian [family COMPOSITAE], (1999);. type: N3, Karin, Gabriel s.n. (B holo., S iso.). Fig. 345.
Information
Shrub 0.5–1 m high; branches glabrous. Leaves slightly leathery, narrowly oblanceolate, 2–3.5´0.2–0.5 cm, base attenuate, margins entire, apex acute and mucronate. Capitula solitary or in few-headed corymbs; involucre 5–7 mm long; phyllaries pale yellow to pale red-brown with darker midrib, 2–5 mm long, acute. Florets pale purple, about 8(?), 6–6.4 mm long. Achenes obconical when young, villous; pappus 5–6 mm long.
Range
N3 not known elsewhere.
Altitude range
200–380 m.
Distribution
SOMALIA Thulin & al. 10585, 10659.
IPHIONOPSIS oblanceolata Kilian [family COMPOSITAE]
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