9207.000 Spilanthes Jacq.

Wild, H. (1967) The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area. 1. Heliantheae. Kirkia 6(1) 1-62

Description of the genus

Annual herb (ours). Leaves opposite. Capitula solitary on long peduncles, radiate, heterogamous (in ours). Phyllaries 1-2-seriate; outer herbaceous. Ray florets yellow or white; disk florets yellow. Receptacle convex, elongate to conical; receptacular scales clasping the florets. Achenes flattened, biconvex or trigonous; margin hyaline.

Worldwide: Widespread in tropical Africa, South Africa and Mauritius.

Malawi: 1 taxon.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
mauritiana (Rich. ex Pers.) DC.	N,C,S	Description, Image

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