Asteraceae

Aspilia Thouars

First published in Gen. Nov. Madagasc.: 12 (1806)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is S. Tropical America, Tropical & S. Africa, Madsagascar.

Descriptions

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Morphology General Habit
Annual or perennial herbs or shrubs
Morphology Leaves
Leaves opposite
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Capitula terminal, solitary or in cymes, heterogamous, radiate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts Phyllaries
Phyllaries 2–3‑seriate, outer sometimes leaf-like
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Receptacle
Receptacle paleate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Florets
Ray florets female‑sterile or neuter
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Disc
Disk florets 5‑lobed, anthers brown or black, bases obtuse or minutely sagittate, apical appendage yellow or blackish, style bifurcate, penicillate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Achenes black, flattened; pappus a laciniate cupule, often with few antrorsely barbed spines.
Distribution
About 60 species in tropical America, Africa and Madagascar.
[FSOM]

Compositae, H. Beentje, C. Jeffrey & D.J.N. Hind. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2005

Morphology General Habit
Annual or perennial herbs, less often shrubs
Morphology Leaves
Leaves opposite, scabrid or hispid
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Capitulum
Capitula terminal, solitary or in lax cymes, or axillary and in congested corymbs, radiate; phyllaries 2–3-seriate, the outer herbaceous, the inner scarious; receptacle with conduplicate paleae
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Florets
Ray florets with the ray 2-lobed at apex, with or without style, not producing mature achenes; disc florets tubular; anther bases obtuse or shortly sagittate, thecae and appendages often black; style branches gradually narrowing, pubescent at margins
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Achenes obovoid, compressed, pubescent; pappus a laciniate cupule, often with a few setae.
[FTEA]

Sources

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0