Sphaeranthus gomphrenoides

Sphaeranthus gomphrenoides O. Hoffm., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: 229 (1894) as per efi thread;. . Nigeria to Eritrea and S. Tropical Africa: Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe as per POWO (Sphaeranthus steetzii Oliv. & Hiern); . Sphaeranthus gomphrenoides (Compositae): New record to Asia with its identity, typification, and […]

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Sphaeranthus africanus

Sphaeranthus africanus L., “Sp. Pl., ed. 2 (1763)” 1314 1763. (Syn: Sphaeranthus africanus var. suberiflorus (Hayata) Yamam.; Sphaeranthus alatus Blanco; Sphaeranthus cochinchinensis Lour.; Sphaeranthus glaber DC.; Sphaeranthus hildebrandtii Baker; Sphaeranthus microcephalus Vatke; Sphaeranthus microcephalus Willd.; Sphaeranthus ovalis Steetz; Sphaeranthus sphenocleoides Oliv. & Hiern; Sphaeranthus suberiflorus Hayata); . As per efi thread : Given below are […]

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Sphaeranthus senegalensis

Sphaeranthus senegalensis DC., 370 1836. (Syn: Sphaeranthus gazaensis Bremek.; Sphaeranthus lecomteanus O.Hoffm. & Muschl.; Sphaeranthus polycephalus );  Images by Balkar Singh, Inserted by Gurcharan Singh (Please click link to see details)    As per efi thread : Given below are the relevant key characters from Flora of India: a. Stems not winged —> Sphaeranthus amaranthoides […]

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Sphaeranthus indicus

Sphaeranthus indicus L., 927 1753. (Syn: Sphaeranthus hirtus Willd.; Sphaeranthus mollis Roxb.; Sphaeranthus mollis Roxb. ex DC.); . sfay-RAN-thus — Greek: sphaira (sphere), anthos (flower) … Dave’s Botanary IN-dih-kus or in-DEE-kus — of or from India … Dave’s Botanary . commonly known as: East Indian globe thistle, Indian sphaeranthus, seed basil • Bengali: মুরমুরিযা murmuriya […]

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