7972.000 Crabbea Harv.

Description of the genus

Perennial herbs. Flowers in dense axillary or terminal heads surrounded by ovate prickly bracts. Calyx ± actinomorphic, 5-lobed. Corolla ± actinomorphic, weakly 2-lipped. Stamens 4, didynamous. Capsule cylindric. Seeds with hygroscopic hairs.

Derivation of name: Named after George Crabbe (1754 - 1832), the English poet

Worldwide: 12 species in tropical and South Africa

Malawi: 3 taxa.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
cirsioides (Nees) Nees	C,S	Description, Image
coerulea Vollesen	N
velutina S. Moore	S	Description, Image

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