Anisopappus kirkii (Oliv.) Brenan

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On lower slopes of Chimanimani Mts

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Castleburn Cliffs, Vumba.

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Globe Rock, Vumba.

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Synonyms:	Sphacophyllum flexuosum Hutch. Sphacophyllum kirkii Oliv.
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Status:	Native
Description:	Robust perennial up to 2 m. Stems roughly brown-pubescent. Leaves petiolate; petiole c. 2 cm, densely pubescent. Leaves pinnate; terminal leaflet large, hastate, with small lobes near the base; margins coarsely crenate-serrate; lateral leaflets 6-8 very small, less than 1cm, ovate to obovate. Inflorescence terminal branched. Capitula few to many, c. 2-3 cm in diameter; ray and disk florets bright yellow.
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Derivation of specific name:	kirkii: named after Dr John Kirk, who accompanied David Livingstone on his Zambezi expedition of 1858
Habitat:	In submontane grassland, along the edges of forest and in high-rainfall Brachystegia woodland, usually among rocks.
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Worldwide distribution:	Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
Malawi distribution:	C,S
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Literature:	Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 81. Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 6. Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 29. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 278. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 23. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 50. Wild, H. (1963). A Revision of the Genus Anisopappus Hook. & Arn. (Compositae) Kirkia 4 Page 71. Wild, H. (1980). The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area, 12. Inuleae (continued). Kirkia 12(1) Pages 90 - 91. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 88.

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