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Dendrosenecio erici-rosenii
Species of plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dendrosenecio erici-rosenii one of the East African giant groundsel and this one can be found on the Rwenzori Mountains, Virunga Mountains and the Mitumba Mountains. It is a species of the genus Dendrosenecio and is also a collection of reclassified Senecio species.
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Description
Dendrosenecio erici-rosenii grows to 6 meters tall. The old leaves drop off and leave a very slender stem. Flower heads have very prominent yellow ray flowers.[3]
Distribution
Dendrosenecio erici-rosenii is found more on sloping, better-drained soils on the Rwenzori, Virunga, and Mitumba mountains between 3,500 and 4,500 meters. It is also found between 4,400 and 5,000 meters but does not produce flowers there.[3]
Infraspecific name synonymy
The names for the giant groundsels have become somewhat confusing:
- Dendrosenecio erici-rosenii (R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) E.B.Knox[4]
- Dendrosenecio erici-rosenii (R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) E.B.Knox subsp. alticola (Mildbr.) E.B.Knox[5]
- Senecio adnivalis Stapf var. alticola (T.C.E.Fr.) Hedberg
- Senecio adnivalis Stapf var. intermedia Hauman
- Senecio alticola T.C.E.Fr. var. subcalvescens Hauman
- Senecio johnstonii Oliv. var. alticola (T.C.E.Fr.) C.Jeffrey
- Senecio refractisquamatus De Wild. var. intermedia (Hauman) Robyns
- Dendrosenecio erici-rosenii (R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) E.B.Knox subsp. erici-rosenii[6]
- Senecio erici-rosenii R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.
- Senecio johnstonii Oliv. var. erici-rosenii (R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) C.Jeffrey
- Senecio kahuzicus Humb.
- Senecio longeligulatus De Wild.
- Dendrosenecio erici-rosenii (R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) E.B.Knox subsp. alticola (Mildbr.) E.B.Knox[5]
References
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