Namibithamnus obionifolius
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Ordo: Asterales
Familia: Asteraceae
Genus: Namibithamnus
Name
Namibithamnus obionifolius (O. Hoffm.) H. Rob., Skvarla & V.A. Funk comb. nov. – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile
- Vernonia obionifolia O. Hoffm., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 10: 272. 1888.
Note
With habit remarkably like Orbivestus cinerascens, and often in herbaria identified as this species. Differs clearly by non-seriate cymose inflorescence, thicker pale margins on involucral bracts, thicker tips on pappus bristles and lophate/triporate pollen. The margins of the involucral bracts are similar to those of Erlangea and Bothriocline.
Distribution
Namibia.
Taxon Treatment
- Robinson, H; Skvarla, J; Funk, V; 2016: Vernonieae (Asteraceae) of southern Africa: A generic disposition of the species and a study of their pollen PhytoKeys, (60): 49-126. doi