Gutenbergia rueppellii (R.E. Fr.) C. Jeffrey var. fischeri [family ]

Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical East Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical East Africa, Part 1, page 1, (2000) Author: H. J. Beentje, M.Sc., Ph.D., F.L.S.
Names
Gutenbergia rueppellii (R.E. Fr.) C. Jeffrey var. fischeri [family ], in K.B. 43: 254 (1988). Type: Kenya, Mt Kenya, Fries & Fries 1027 (UPS, holo., K!, photo.)
Gutenbergia fischeri R.E. Fr. [family ], in Acta Horti Berg. 9: 111 (1928)
Information
 Perennial herb (sometimes described as annual), 5-45 cm high, rather woody, densely tufted; stems erect or spreading, or forming dense tufts of up to 15 cm in diameter. Leaves crowded, silvery-grey above, 0.4-4.5 cm long, 0.1-0.5(-1.2) cm wide. Capitula rather few, in divaricately-branching inflorescences; involucre 4-6 mm in diameter; outer phyllaries recurving distally. Corolla lobes densely hairy. Achenes glabrous, very rarely pubescent.
Range
Distr.K 1, 3, 4, 6; T 1, 2 not known elsewhere
Altitude range
1350-2400 m
Distribution
KENYA Northern Frontier District 3 km N of Maralal, Oct. 1978, Gilbert et al. 5120!KENYA Nairobi District Embakasi, July 1965, Kokwaro 203!KENYA Masai District Loita Plains, Olongeri, Apr. 1961, Glover et al. 882!TANZANIA Musoma District km 23 from Naabi Hill, May 1961, Greenway 10157!TANZANIA Masai District Kakessio, Apr. 1987, Chuwa 2592! & Serengeti, Engare Nanyuki, Newbould 6305!
Notes
A polymorphic taxon, with local races distinguished by differences in habit, leaf-shape, density of indumentum, capitula size and achene size, deserving of further study.
Gutenbergia rueppellii (R.E. Fr.) C. Jeffrey var. fischeri [family ]
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