Asteraceae
Senecio
Senecio brachypodus

Senecio brachypodus var. pleistocephalus (S.Moore) Beentje

First published in Kew Bull. 74(4)-67: 6 (2019)
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is S. Tropical & S. Africa. It is a scrambling shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Bulletin

  • Baker, J. G. (1898). Diagnoses Africanae, XI. Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1898(139): 145 – 164.
  • Bandeira, S., Bolnick, D. & Barbosa, F. (2007). Wild Flowers of Southern Mozambique. Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo.
  • Burrows, J. & Willis, C. (eds). (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31.
  • Calane da Silva, M., Izidine, S. & Bela Amude, A. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30.
  • Cuatrecasas, J. (1944). Notas Fl. Colombia 6: 20.
  • De Wildeman, E. (1929). Plantae Bequaertianae 5. Claeys-Verheuge, Gand.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G. (2009). The succulent flora of Angola. Haseltonia 15: 69 – 78.
  • Fries, R. E. (1916). Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Schwedischen Rhodesia-Kongo-Expedition, 1911 – 1912: Botanische Untersuchungen. Aftonbladet, Stockholm.
  • Gereau, R. E., Kajuni, A. R., Davenport, T. R. B. & Ndangalasi H. J. (2012). Lake Nyasa Climatic Region Floristic Checklist. Monogr. Syst. Bot. 122. Missouri Botanical Garden, St Louis.
  • Harvey, W. H. & Sonder, O. W. (1865). Flora Capensis 3. Hodges, Smith & Co., Dublin.
  • Hiern W. P. (1898). Catalogue of the African Plants Collected by Dr Friedrich Welwitsch in 1853 − 61, 1 (3). British Museum (Natural History), London.
  • Hilliard, O. M. (1977). Compositae in Natal. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg.
  • Hoffmann, O. (1903). Plantae Benguellenses Antunesianae et dekindtianae a botanicis Musei Regii Berolinensis descriptae. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 32: 128 – 152.
  • Jacquin, N. J. (1789). Icones plantarum rariorum 3. Wappler, Wien.
  • Jeffrey, C. (1986). The Senecioneae in East Tropical Africa: notes on Compositae IV. Kew Bull. 41: 873 – 943.
  • Linnaeus, C. (1759). Systema naturae, 10th ed. Salvius, Stockholm.
  • Lisowski, S. (1991). Les Asteraceae dans la flore d’Afrique centrale Vol. 2. Fragm. Florist. Geobot. Ann. 36, 1 supplementum 1: 251 – 627.
  • Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. R. (2004). A Checklist of Zimbabwean Vascular Plants. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33.
  • Merxmüller, H. (1951). Senecio acroleucus. Proc. & Trans. Rhodesia Sci. Assoc. 43: 68 – 69.
  • Mildbraed, J. (1911). Wissenschaftliche ergebnisse der Deutschen Zentral-Africa-Expedition, 1907 – 1908. Klinkhardt & Biermann, Leipzig.
  • Moore, S. l. M. (1905). Six new South African plants. J. Bot. 43: 169 – 173.
  • Muschler, R. (1909). Systematische und pflanzengeografisce Gliederung der afrikanischen Senecio-Arten. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 43: 1 – 74.
  • Oliver, D. & Hiern, W. P. (1877). Flora of Tropical Africa Vol. 3. Reeve, London.
  • Phiri, P. S. M. (2005). A checklist of Zambian vascular plants. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32.
  • Richard, A. (1848). Tentamen florae Abyssinicae 1. Bertrand, Paris.
  • Schultz Bipontinus, C. H. (1844). Enumeratio Compositarum a cl. Dr. Krauss annis 1838 − 1840 in Capite bona spei et ad portum Natalensem lectarum. (Continuatio). Flora 27: 692 − 702.
  • Schweickerdt, H. G. W. J. (1941). Senecio sceleratus. Onderstepoort J. 14: 130.
  • Setshogo, M. P. (2005). Preliminary Checklist of the Plants of Botswana. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 37.
  • Thunberg, C. P. (1800). Prodromus plantarum Capensium. Edman, Uppsala.
  • Turton, L. & Blomberg-Ertmatinger, V. (1988). Some Flowering Plants of South Eastern Botswana. Botswana Society, Gaborone.
  • ____ & Beentje, H. J. (2005). Compositae, Vol. 3 In: H. J. Beentje, & S. A. Ghazanfar, (eds), Flora of Tropical East Africa. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • ____ & Burtt, B. L. (1975). Notes on some plants of Southern Africa chiefly from Natal: IV. Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 34: 73 – 100.
  • ____ (1911). A contribution to our knowledge of the flora of Gazaland. J. Linn. Soc., Bot 40: 1 – 245.
  • ____ (1916). Alabastra diversa part 26. J. Bot. 54: 281 – 291.
  • ____ (1918). Alabastra diversa part 29: Compositae Africanae ulteriores. Senecionideae. J. Bot 56: 225 – 233.
  • ____ (1954). Senecio coronatus var. discoideus. Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 2: 81.
  • ____ (1967). Asteraceae. In: H. Merxmüller, Prodromus einer Flora Sűdwestafrika 139. Cramer, Lehre.
  • de Candolle, A. P. (1838). Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis 6: Sistens Compositarum continuationem. Treuttel et Würtz, Parisiis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Caminho, J., Mutemba, L., Matusse, E., Osborne, J., Wursten, B., Burrows, J., Cianciullo, S., Malatesta, L. & Attorre, F. (2022). An updated checklist of Mozambique’s vascular plants. PhytoKeys 189: 61-80.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Balsinhas, A. [2259] Mozambique Senecio pleistocephalus K003700335 Yes
Gomes e Sousa, A.; Balsinhas [4917] Mozambique Senecio pleistocephalus K003700334 Yes
{António de Figueiredo Gomes e Sousa} [3740] Mozambique Senecio pleistocephalus K003700333 Yes
[Mouteirg], J.J. [25] South Africa Senecio pleistocephalus K000378081 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wild, H. [2517] Zimbabwe Senecio callimocephalus K003700328 Yes
Wild, H. [1074] Zimbabwe Senecio callimocephalus K003700329 Yes
Eyles, F. [1326] Zimbabwe Senecio callimocephalus K003700332 Yes
Eyles, F. [4928] Zimbabwe Senecio callimocephalus K003700331 Yes
Eyles, F. [4928] Zimbabwe Senecio callimocephalus K003700330 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Bulletin

    • Kew Bulletin
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0