Dendrosenecio erici-rosenii
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Dendrosenecio |
| Species: | D. erici-rosenii
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| Binomial name | |
| Dendrosenecio erici-rosenii | |
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Dendrosenecio erici-rosenii one of the East African giant groundsel and this one can be found on the Rwenzori Mountains, Virunga Mountains and the Mitumba Mountains. It is a species of the genus Dendrosenecio and is also a collection of reclassified Senecio species.
Description
[edit]Dendrosenecio erici-rosenii grows to 6 meters tall. The old leaves drop off and leave a very slender stem. Flower heads have very prominent yellow ray flowers.[3]
Distribution
[edit]Dendrosenecio erici-rosenii is found more on sloping, better-drained soils on the Rwenzori, Virunga, and Mitumba mountains between 3,500 and 4,500 meters. It is also found between 4,400 and 5,000 meters but does not produce flowers there.[3]
Infraspecific name synonymy
[edit]The names for the giant groundsels have become somewhat confusing:
- Dendrosenecio erici-rosenii (R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) E.B.Knox[4]
- Dendrosenecio erici-rosenii (R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) E.B.Knox subsp. alticola (Mildbr.) E.B.Knox[5]
- Senecio adnivalis Stapf var. alticola (T.C.E.Fr.) Hedberg
- Senecio adnivalis Stapf var. intermedia Hauman
- Senecio alticola T.C.E.Fr. var. subcalvescens Hauman
- Senecio johnstonii Oliv. var. alticola (T.C.E.Fr.) C.Jeffrey
- Senecio refractisquamatus De Wild. var. intermedia (Hauman) Robyns
- Dendrosenecio erici-rosenii (R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) E.B.Knox subsp. erici-rosenii[6]
- Senecio erici-rosenii R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.
- Senecio johnstonii Oliv. var. erici-rosenii (R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) C.Jeffrey
- Senecio kahuzicus Humb.
- Senecio longeligulatus De Wild.
- Dendrosenecio erici-rosenii (R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) E.B.Knox subsp. alticola (Mildbr.) E.B.Knox[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Amani, C.; Kalema, J.; Nshutiyayesu, S.; Ntore, S. (2022). "Dendrosenecio erici-rosenii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T154327672A154387946. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T154327672A154387946.en. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ "Dendrosenecio erici-rosenii (R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) E.B.Knox". Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 22 March 2022. [1]
- ^ a b H. Peter Linder and Berit Gehrke (2 March 2006). "Common plants of the Rwenzori, particularly the upper zones" (PDF). Institute for Systematic Botany, University of Zurich. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-05-30. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
- ^ "Dendrosenecio erici-rosenii record n° 177713". African Plants Database. South African National Biodiversity Institute, the Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and Tela Botanica. Retrieved 2008-05-15.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Dendrosenecio erici-rosenii (R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) E.B.Knox subsp. alticola (Mildbr.) E.B.Knox record n° 105258". African Plants Database. South African National Biodiversity Institute, the Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and Tela Botanica. Retrieved 2008-05-13.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Dendrosenecio erici-rosenii (R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) E.B.Knox subsp. erici-rosenii record n° 105259". African Plants Database. South African National Biodiversity Institute, the Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and Tela Botanica. Retrieved 2008-05-13.[permanent dead link]
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