Dendrosenecio cheranganiensis (Cotton & Blakelock) E.B.Knox subsp. dalei [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 (Cotton & Blakelock) E.B.Knox subsp. dalei [family COMPOSITAE], in Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 19: 244 (1993). Type: Kenya, Cherangani Hills, Dale 3393 (K!, holo., EA!, S!, iso.)
Senecio dalei Cotton & Blakelock [family COMPOSITAE], in K.B. 1937: 365 (1937): K.T.S.: 160 (1961)
Senecio johnstonii (Cotton & Blakelock) Mabb. subsp. dalei [family COMPOSITAE], in K.B. 28: 85 (1973)
Dendrosenecio johnstonii (Cotton & Blakelock) B.Nord. subsp. dalei [family COMPOSITAE], in Opera Bot. 44: 42 (1978)
Senecio johnstonii (Cotton & Blakelock) C.Jeffrey var. dalei [family COMPOSITAE], in K.B. 41: 891 (1986); K.T.S.L.: 561 (1994)
Information
Plant to 1.5 m tall (in flower), with trunk to 10 cm in diameter, pith to 3 cm in diameter. Leaf-rosettes of 40–60 leaves. Frequent reproduction combined with limited stem growth yields compact, densely branched plants that rarely exceed three reproductive cycles. Leaf to 53 cm long and 15 cm wide. Inflorescence to 75 cm tall, 30 cm in diameter. Ray florets 12–15; disc florets 50–70.
Range
DISTR. K 3 endemic to the Cherangani Hills
Altitude range
3050–3500 m
Distribution
KENYA Cherangani Hills, Marakwet Hills, Sep. 1934, Dale 3239! & Chepkotet, Aug. 1968, Thulin & Tidigs 229! & Kamalagon [Kameligon], Dec. 1970, Mabberley 511!
Notes
USES. None recorded on specimens from our area CONSERVATION No Park protection; at least vulnerable (VU-B1ab)
Dendrosenecio cheranganiensis (Cotton & Blakelock) E.B.Knox subsp. dalei [family COMPOSITAE]
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