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Brachylaena
Sign in to saveBrachylaena is a genus of flowering plants in the aster, or composite, family, Asteraceae or Compositae. Several are endemic to Madagascar, and the others are distributed in mainland Africa, especially the southern regions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderAsterales
- FamilyAsteraceae
Brachylaena ist eine Pflanzengattung innerhalb der Familie der Korbblütler (Asteraceae). Die 14 bis 15 Arten sind auf Madagaskar und auf dem afrikanischen Festland verbreitet.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 145
- With media
- 113
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Collections
- MO, CAS, RSA
- Recorded in
- Tanzania, Madagascar, South Africa
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Brachylaena is a genus of flowering plants in the aster, or composite, family, Asteraceae or Compositae. Several are endemic to Madagascar, and the others are distributed in mainland Africa, especially the southern regions.
These are trees and shrubs with alternately arranged leaves. One of these, Brachylaena merana of Madagascar, is the tallest of all composites ('daisy trees") at up to , and Brachylaena huillensis of East Africa is of similar height (but see also Strobocalyx arborea). They are dioecious, with male and female flowers occurring on separate individuals. The flower heads are somewhat disc-shaped. Heads with female flowers are larger and produce larger pappi.
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