Lopholaena

Lopholaena (from lophos, a crest, and chlaina, a cloak) is a genus of perennial shrubs and herbaceous plants[1] in the family Asteraceae.[2] About 20 species occur from tropical to southern Africa.

Lopholaena
Lopholaena coriifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Senecioneae
Genus:
Lopholaena

Description

The flower head is homogamous, having only disc florets, that grow from a flat, honeycombed receptacle.[2] The flowers have 5 triangular lobes,[2] and their corollas vary from white to light purple.[1] The pappus consists of 2 to 3 series of slender bristles. One series of phyllaries fringe the flower head, which are fused at the base.[1] The flower heads may be clustered or paniculate. The alternate leaves are nearly sessile and may clasp the stem (i.e. amplexicaul).

Species[3]
  • Lopholaena acutifolia R.E.Fr.
  • Lopholaena alata P.A.Duvign.
  • Lopholaena cneorifolia (DC.) S. Moore
  • Lopholaena coriifolia (Sond.) Phill. & C.A.Sm.
  • Lopholaena dehniae Merxm.
  • Lopholaena deltombei P.A.Duvign.
  • Lopholaena disticha (N. E. Br.) S. Moore
  • Lopholaena dolichopappa (O. Hoffm.) S. Moore
  • Lopholaena dregeana DC.
  • Lopholaena festiva Brusse
  • Lopholaena longipes (Harv.) Thell.
  • Lopholaena phyllodes (Hiern) S.Moore
  • Lopholaena platyphylla Benth.
  • Lopholaena segmentata (Oliv.) S. Moore
  • Lopholaena trianthema (O. Hoffm.) B.L. Burtt
  • Lopholaena ussanguensis (O. Hoffm.) S. Moore

References
  1. Beentje, H.; et al. "LOPHOLAENA DC. [family COMPOSITAE]". Flora of Tropical East Africa. jstor.org. JSTOR 006311.
  2. Hyde, M.; et al. "9401.000 Lopholaena DC". Flora of Mozambique. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  3. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-11-06 at Archive.today
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.