Dendrosenecio battiscombei

Updated on Jan 31, 2024

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Kingdom Plantae Family Asteraceae Genus Dendrosenecio		Order Asterales Tribe Senecioneae Rank Species

Scientific name Dendrosenecio battiscombei Similar Dendrosenecio keniensis, Dendrosenecio keniodendron, Senecio keniophytum, Dendrosenecio, Dendrosenecio kilimanjari

Dendrosenecio battiscombei (synonym Senecio battiscombei) is one of the giant groundsels that lives on the slopes of Mount Kenya and the Aberdare Range. Like Dendrosenecio adnivalis on the Ruwenzori Mountains and the Virunga Mountains, Dendrosenecio battiscombei grows in the lower wetter areas of the Afro-Alpine zone.

Infraspecific name synonymy

Dendrosenecio battiscombei (R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) E.B.Knox

Dendrosenecio johnstonii (Oliv.) B.Nord. subsp. battiscombei (R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) B.Nord.

Senecio aberdaricus R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.

Senecio battiscombei R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.

Senecio johnstonii Oliv. var. battiscombei (R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) Mabb.

References

Dendrosenecio battiscombei Wikipedia

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