9061.000 Inula L.

Wild, H. (1980) The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area, 12. Inuleae (continued). Kirkia 12(1) 23-113

Description of the genus

Robust perennial herbs (in ours). Leaves alternate, simple. Capitula homogamous with 0 ray florets or heterogamous and radiate with ray florets female; disk florets bisexual. Phyllaries many-seriate. Receptacular scales 0. Achenes ± cylindric, 4-12-ribbed. Pappus 1-seriate, setaceous; setae few or many, often unequal.

Worldwide: c. 90 species occurring in the temperate and warm regions of the Old World

Malawi: 2 taxa.

Inula glomerata

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
glomerata Oliv. & HiernN,C,SDescription, Image
mannii (Hook. f.) Oliv. & HiernN,C

Other sources of information about Inula:

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Flora of Burundi: Inula
Flora of Mozambique: Inula
Flora of Zambia: Inula
Flora of Zimbabwe: Inula

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Inula
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Inula
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Inula
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Inula
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Inula
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Inula
JSTOR Plant Science: Inula
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Inula
Plants of the World Online: Inula
Tropicos: Inula
Wikipedia: Inula

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Malawi: Genus page: Inula.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1502, retrieved 21 November 2024

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