Solanecio epidendricus (Mattf.) C.Jeffrey

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Solanecio

Characteristics

Epiphytic succulent herb; stems short, creeping, glabrous, flowering stems erect.. Leaves succulent, sessile, crowded towards the apex of the stem, oblanceolate to narrowly oblanceolate-elliptic, 3.5–10.5 cm long, 1.2–2.5 cm wide, gradually attenuate into a petioloid base, margins entire, apex obtuse, minutely acuminate-apiculate, glabrous.. Capitula discoid, numerous in long-stalked terminal compound corymbs; involucre cylindrical but the phyllaries soon spreading, 7–10 mm long; bracts of calyculus 4–5, lanceolate, pubescent on margins or at apex or glabrous, 1.5–2.5 mm long; phyllaries 8, green, 7–8 mm long.. Ray florets 0; disc florets dull yellow, corolla 5–8 mm long, tube glabrous, expanded above the middle, lobes 1.2 mm long.. Achenes 2.5 mm long, ribbed, glabrous; pappus 4.5–5.5 mm long.
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Distribution

Solanecio epidendricus world distribution map, present in Tanzania, United Republic of

Conservation status

Solanecio epidendricus threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:943122-1
WFO ID wfo-0000058511
COL ID 4XZBS
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Synonyms

Senecio epidendricus Solanecio epidendricus