8921.000 Microglossa DC.

Wild, H. (1975) The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area. 4. Astereae. Kirkia 10(1) 1-72

Description of the genus

Shrubs or climbers. Leaves alternate, petiolate; lamina entire or serrate. Capitula in ± dense corymbose or subspherical terminal cymes, heterogamous, radiate; ray florets female, 3-4-seriate; disk florets bisexual. Rays white. Achenes narrowly turbinate, slightly 4-ribbed, ± flattened, pubescent. Pappus 1-seriate, of numerous very slender subequal minutely barbellate setae.

Worldwide: 10 species, occurring in Africa, Madagascar and Mascarenes.

Malawi: 3 taxa.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
longiradiata Wild
pyrifolia (Lam.) Kuntze	N,S	Description, Image
pyrrhopappa (A.Rich.) Agnew	N,S	Description, Image

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