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Genus: Distephanus
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Euasterid II > Family: Asteraceae > Tribe: Vernonieae
There are 24 species, found in palaeotropical regions, of which
four are
found in southern Africa.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants of
southern Africa - an online checklist (SANBI),
Flora of Zimbabwe
and Flora of
Mozambique.
Distephanus angolensis |
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Distephanus angulifolius |
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Distephanus anisochaetoides [=Vernonia anisochaetoides]
ikhambi-lesimungumungwane [Zulu] See KwaZulu-Natal
wild flowers by Elsa Pooley p. 208. |
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Distephanus divaricatus |
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Publications
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Robinson, H. &
Kahn, B. 1986. Trinervate leaves, yellow flowers, tailed anthers, and pollen
variation in Distephanus Cassini (Vernonieae: Asteraceae). Proceedings
of the Biological Society of Washington 99: 493-501.
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