Bothriocline is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[3][4][5] They are native to tropical Africa and some islands of the Indian Ocean.[2] They are hairy annual and perennial herbs with purple or mauve flowers.[6]
| Bothriocline | |
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| Bothriocline aggregata[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Cichorioideae |
| Tribe: | Vernonieae |
| Genus: | Bothriocline Oliv. ex Benth. |
| Type species | |
| Bothriocline schimperi Oliv. & Hiern ex Benth.
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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- Species[7]
- Bothriocline aggregata
- Bothriocline amphicoma
- Bothriocline amplifolia
- Bothriocline angolensis
- Bothriocline argentea
- Bothriocline atroviolacea
- Bothriocline attenuata
- Bothriocline auriculata
- Bothriocline bagshawei
- Bothriocline bampsii
- Bothriocline carrissoi
- Bothriocline concinna
- Bothriocline congesta
- Bothriocline cuneifolia
- Bothriocline emilioides
- Bothriocline ethulioides
- Bothriocline fusca
- Bothriocline glabrescens
- Bothriocline globosa
- Bothriocline glomerata
- Bothriocline grandicapitulata
- Bothriocline grindeliifolia
- Bothriocline hispida
- Bothriocline hoyoensis
- Bothriocline huillensis
- Bothriocline imatongensis
- Bothriocline inyangana
- Bothriocline ituriensis
- Bothriocline katangensis
- Bothriocline kundelungensis
- Bothriocline kungwensis
- Bothriocline laxa
- Bothriocline leonardiana
- Bothriocline longipes
- Bothriocline madagascariensis
- Bothriocline malaissei
- Bothriocline marungensis
- Bothriocline mbalensis
- Bothriocline microcephala
- Bothriocline milanjiensis
- Bothriocline monocephala
- Bothriocline monticola
- Bothriocline moramballae
- Bothriocline muschlerana
- Bothriocline nyiruensis
- Bothriocline nyungwensis
- Bothriocline pauciseta
- Bothriocline pauwelsii
- Bothriocline pectinata
- Bothriocline quercifolia
- Bothriocline ripensis
- Bothriocline ruwenzoriensis
- Bothriocline schimperi
- Bothriocline sengensis
- Bothriocline shagayuensis
- Bothriocline steetziana
- Bothriocline subcordata
- Bothriocline trifoliata
- Bothriocline ugandensis
- Bothriocline upembensis
- Bothriocline virungae
- Bothriocline wittei
References
edit- ^ 1918 illustration from Curtis's Botanical Magazine, London., vol. 144 [= ser. 4, vol. 14]: Tab. 8755
- ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ^ Bentham, George. 1876. Icones plantarum or figures, with brief descriptive characters and remarks, of new or rare plants, selected from the author's herbarium, 12: pages 30-31 descriptions in Latin, commentary in English
- ^ Bentham, George. 1876. Icones plantarum or figures, with brief descriptive characters and remarks, of new or rare plants, selected from the author's herbarium, 12: plate 1133 line drawing of Bothriocline schimperi
- ^ Tropicos, Bothriocline Oliv. ex Benth.
- ^ Hyde, M. A., et al. (2013). Bothriocline. Flora of Zimbabwe.
- ^ Bothriocline. The Plant List.