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.
Synonyms[2][3]
  • R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr. (R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) B.Nord.
  • (R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) C.Jeffrey Senecio brassica subsp. brassiciformis
  • Dendrosenecio brassica subsp. brassiciformis (R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) Mabb.
  • Senecio brassiciformis Senecio keniensis subsp. brassiciformis

Dendrosenecio brassiciformis is one of the East African giant groundsel, this one 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 between the altitudes of 2,950 and 3,950 meters (9,700 and 13,000 feet).[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

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5256841 entry