Macledium zeyheri is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found in Southern Africa, ranging through South Africa's Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, and Northern Provinces to Eswatini and Mozambique.[1] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and plantations, particularly along the KwaZulu-Natal coast.
| Macledium zeyheri | |
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| foliage and flower heads | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Macledium |
| Species: | M. zeyheri
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| Binomial name | |
| Macledium zeyheri (Sond.) S.Ortiz
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| Synonyms | |
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Dicoma zeyheri Sond. | |
Traditional uses edit
The powdered roots of M. zeyheri are traditionally ascribed medical value, and are used to treat stomach disorders in both livestock and people.[2]
Gallery edit
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Opening flower -
Close-up of flower head -
Seeds -
Involucral bracts after flowering
References edit
- ^ Macledium zeyheri (Sond.) S.Ortiz. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ Van der Spuy, Una (1971). "IV". Wild Flowers of South Africa for the Garden (2nd ed.). Johannesburg: Hugh Keartland. p. 96.
Further reading edit
- KwaZulu-Natal Wild Flowers by Elsa Pooley, p. 446.
- Lawalrée, A. & Mvukiyumwami, J. 1982. Le genre Dicoma Cassini (Asteraceae) en Afrique centrale. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique 52: 151–163.
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