Biology:Dendrosenecio brassiciformis

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Dendrosenecio brassiciformis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Dendrosenecio
Species:
D. brassiciformis
Binomial name
Dendrosenecio brassiciformis
(R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) Mabb. (1986)
Synonyms[2][3]
  • R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr. (1922) (R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) B.Nord. (1978)
  • (R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) C. Jeffrey (1986) Senecio brassica subsp. brassiciformis
  • Dendrosenecio brassica subsp. brassiciformis (R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) Mabb. (1973)
  • Senecio brassiciformis Senecio keniensis subsp. brassiciformis

Dendrosenecio brassiciformis is a species of East African giant groundsel. It is endemic to the slopes of Aberdare Range and bearing fruit but once, and dying after.[4] Once considered to be of the genus Senecio but since have been reclassified into their own genus Dendrosenecio.

Distribution

Dendrosenecio brassiciformis lives on the Aberdare Range from 2,950 to 3,950 meters (9,680 to 12,960 ft) elevation.[4]

Infraspecific name synonymy

  • Dendrosenecio brassica B.Nord. subsp. brassiciformis (R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) B.Nord.
  • Dendrosenecio brassiciformis (R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) Mabb.
  • Senecio brassica R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr. subsp. brassiciformis (R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) Mabb.
  • Senecio brassiciformis R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5256841 entry