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Synonyms: |
Thelechitonia trilobata (L.) H. Rob. & Cuatrec. Wedelia trilobata (L.) Hitchc. |
Common names: | Singapore daisy (English) |
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Status: | Introduced |
Description: |
Perennial herb to 30 cm, but usually much shorter. Stems prostrate, creeping and rooting at the nodes. Leaves dark green, shiny, entire, serrate to lobed. Capitula 3 cm in diameter, yellow to orange-yellow, solitary on long peduncles. Achenes brown. |
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Derivation of specific name: | trilobata: three-lobed, referring to the leaves |
Habitat: | Escaping on roadsides. |
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Worldwide distribution: | Native of tropical America; widely cultivated and sometimes naturalised. |
Malawi distribution: | C |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Literature: |
Henderson, L. (2001). Alien weeds and invasive plants Plant Protection Research Institute Handbook No. 12. Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Council, South Africa. Page 58. (Includes a picture). 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 29. as Wedelia trilobata Pienaar, K. (1984). The South African What Flower is that? (A-Z of Garden flowers in South Africa). 2nd impression. Struik, Cape Town. Page 347. (Includes a picture). Sheat, W.G. & Schofield, G. (1995). Complete Gardening in Southern Africa Struik, South Africa Page 285. (Includes a picture). |
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