9405.030 Solanecio
Hind, D.J.N., Beentje, H.J. & Loeuille, B.F.P. (2026) Compositae - Senecioneae Flora Zambesiaca 6(4) 1-156
Description of the genus
Climber, shrub or small tree. Leaves dentate to pinnatifid, sometimes succulent. Capitula discoid, calyculate, borne in paniculate-corymbose inflorescences. Florets yellow. Receptacle without scales. Style arm apices truncate, with a central tuft of fused papillae. Ovary cell walls with compound drusiform crystals. Achenes ribbed. Pappus of many fine bristles. Worldwide: c. 16 species in tropical Africa, Madagascar and Yemen. Rwanda: 4 taxa. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | Content | |
| angulatus (Vahl) C. Jeffrey | Description, Image | |
| cydoniifolius (O. Hoffm.) C. Jeffrey | Description | |
| kanzibiensis (Humbert & Staner) C.Jeffrey | ||
| mannii (Hook. f.) C. Jeffrey | Description, Image |
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