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Nidorella aegyptiaca (L.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt
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Ndundu Lodge, Vumba
Synonyms: Conyza aegyptiaca (L.) Ait. var. lineariloba (DC.) O. Hoffm.
Conyza aegyptiaca (L.) Aiton
Conyza lineariloba DC.
Conyza pinnatifida sensu Eyles
Conyza transvaalensis Bremek.
Edemias aegyptiaca Raf.
Erigeron aegyptiacus L.
Erigeron hispidus DC.
Erigeron serratus Forssk.
Eschenbachia aegyptiaca (L.) Brouillet
Eschenbachia globosa Moench
Marsea aegyptiaca Hiern
Status: Native or possibly introduced.
Erect, ± sticky and aromatic, annual or biennial, herb, up to1.5 m. Leaves sessile, variable; lamina up to c.10 cm, linear to narrowly lanceolate or narrowly oblanceolate, subentire or coarsely dentate to lobed or more deeply lobed; base amplexicaul. Inflorescence of lax, elongate or corymbose, terminal or axillary panicles. Capitula c.12-15 mm, hemispherical, often nodding. Phyllaries 2-5-seriate. Achenes c.1 mm, oblanceolate, flattened, minutely pubescent, ribbed at the edges. Pappus of numerous, barbellate setae, united at the base, persistent and very accrescent.
Derivation of specific name: aegyptiaca: of Egypt
Habitat: In open woodland, grassland and in disturbed places such as roadsides and cultivated land.
Flowering time: Nov - Mar
Worldwide distribution: Widespread in Africa, Australia and Asia.
Beentje, H.J. (ed.) (2002). Compositae (Part 2) Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 496 - 497. As Conyza aegyptiaca
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 87. As Conyza aegyptiaca
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 16. As Conyza aegyptiaca
Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 10. As Conyza aegyptiaca
Goodier, R. & Phipps, J.B. (1961). A revised checklist of the vascular plants of the Chimanimani Mountains Kirkia 1 Page 65. As Conyza aegyptiaca
Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 208. As Conyza aegyptiaca (Includes a picture).
Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 24. As Conyza aegyptiaca
Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 29. As Conyza aegyptiaca
Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 35. As Conyza aegyptiaca (Includes a picture).
Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 32. As Conyza aegyptiaca
Wild, H. (1975). The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area. 4. Astereae. Kirkia 10(1) Pages 51 - 53. As Conyza aegyptiaca
Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 88. As Conyza aegyptiaca
Other sources of information about Nidorella aegyptiaca:
Flora of Botswana: Nidorella aegyptiaca
Flora of Mozambique: Nidorella aegyptiaca
Flora of Zambia: Nidorella aegyptiaca
Flora of Zimbabwe: Nidorella aegyptiaca
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Nidorella aegyptiaca
African Plant Database: Nidorella aegyptiaca
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Nidorella aegyptiaca
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Nidorella aegyptiaca
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Nidorella aegyptiaca
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Nidorella aegyptiaca
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Nidorella aegyptiaca
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network): Nidorella aegyptiaca
iNaturalist: Nidorella aegyptiaca
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Nidorella aegyptiaca
JSTOR Plant Science: Nidorella aegyptiaca
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Nidorella aegyptiaca
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Nidorella aegyptiaca
Plants of the World Online: Nidorella aegyptiaca
Tropicos: Nidorella aegyptiaca
Wikipedia: Nidorella aegyptiaca
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2023). Flora of Malawi: Species information: Nidorella aegyptiaca.