Aspilia kotschyi
Aspilia kotschyi is an annual herbaceous species with ovate to narrowly lanceolate leaves and dark red-purple flowers commonly found Tropical Africa.[1] It has a variety, Aspilia kotschyi var. alba which has white flowers.[2]
| Aspilia kotschyi | |
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| Aspilia kotschyi (Asteraceae), a weed in disturbed areas | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Aspilia |
| Species: | A. kotschyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Aspilia kotschyi (Sch.Bip. ex Hochst.) Oliv. | |
Description
Leaves are simple and opposite in arrangement and borne from the stem; leaf-blade is ovate to narrowly lanceolate, 3–16 cm long and 1–4 cm wide.[1] Inflorescence is capitulum type, solitary, axillary or sessile clustered around the upper surface of leaves, it has ovoid bracts and small dark purple-brown ray and disc flowers; phyllary is green but brownish around the base.[1][2]
Distribution
Endemic to Tropical Africa, it occurs from Senegal eastwards towards Ethiopia and southwards up to Zimbabwe.[1]
References
- Al-Khulaidi, A.; Filimban, F.; Alfaifi, M.; Al-Namazi, A. (2021). "A new record of generic vascular plant for the flora of Saudi Arabia: Aspilia kotschyi (Asteraceae)". Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 28 (3): 1962–1965. doi:10.1016/j.sjbs.2020.12.048. PMC 7938146. PMID 33732082.
- Wild, H. (1966). "The African Species of the Genus Aspilia Thouars". Kirkia. 5 (2): 197–228. ISSN 0451-9930. JSTOR 23501042.
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