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Lopholaena
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Lopholaena is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae
. About 20 species occur in Africa.
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
. About 20 species occur in Africa.
Selected species
- Lopholaena brevipes Phill. & C.A.Sm.
- Lopholaena cneorifolia (DC.) S. Moore
- Lopholaena coriifolia (Sond.) Phill. & C.A.Sm.
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- syn. L. bainesii, L. randii
- Lopholaena disticha (N. E. Br.) S. Moore
- Lopholaena dolichopappa (O. Hoffm.) S. Moore
- Lopholaena dregeana DC.
- Lopholaena festiva Brusse
- Lopholaena longipes (Harv.) Thell.
- Lopholaena platyphylla Benth.
- Lopholaena segmentata (Oliv.) S. Moore
- Lopholaena trianthema (O. Hoffm.) B.L. Burtt
- Lopholaena ussanguensis (O. Hoffm.) S. Moore
- Lopholaena whyteana (Britten) Phill. & CASm.
- syn. L. bainesii, L. randii