| Synonyms: |
Notonia abyssinica A. Rich. Notonia optima S. Moore Notoniopsis abyssinica (A. Rich.) B. Nord. Senecio nyikensis Baker Senecio superbus De Wild. & Muschl. |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
For descriptions see World Flora Online |
| Type location: |
Ethiopia |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | abyssinica: of Abyssinia, now Ethiopia. |
| Habitat: | In wooded grassland, thicket edges and woodland, often in rocky sites. |
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| Flowering time: | Oct |
| Worldwide distribution: | Guinea, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Sudan-South Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Beentje, H.J. & Ghazanfar, S.A. (eds.) (2005). Compositae (Part 3) Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 694 - 696. (Includes a picture). Hind, D.J.N., Beentje, H.J. & Loeuille, B.F.P. (2026). Compositae - Senecioneae Flora Zambesiaca 6(4) Page 82. Jeffrey, C. (1986). The Senecioneae in East Tropical Africa: Notes on Compositae: IV Kew Bulletin 41(4) Pages 228 - 229. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 68. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 31. |