Dendrosenecio erici-rosenii (R. E. Fr. & T. C. E. Fr.) E. B. Knox

Dendrosenecio erici-rosenii one of the East African giant groundsel and this one can be found on the Rwenzori Mountains, Virunga Mountains and the Mitumba Mountains. It is a species of the genus Dendrosenecio and is also a collection of reclassified Senecio species.

Description

Dendrosenecio erici-rosenii grows to 6 meters tall. The old leaves drop off and leave a very slender stem. Flower heads have very prominent yellow ray flowers.^[2]

Distribution

Dendrosenecio erici-rosenii is found more on sloping, better-drained soils on the Rwenzori, Virunga, and Mitumba mountains between 3,500 and 4,500 meters. It is also found between 4,400 and 5,000 meters but does not produce flowers there.^[2]

Infraspecific name synonymy

The names for the giant groundsels have become somewhat confusing:

• Dendrosenecio erici-rosenii (R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) E.B.Knox^[3]
  • Dendrosenecio erici-rosenii (R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) E.B.Knox subsp. alticola (Mildbr.) E.B.Knox^[4]
    • Senecio adnivalis Stapf var. alticola (T.C.E.Fr.) Hedberg
    • Senecio adnivalis Stapf var. intermedia Hauman
    • Senecio alticola T.C.E.Fr. var. subcalvescens Hauman
    • Senecio johnstonii Oliv. var. alticola (T.C.E.Fr.) C.Jeffrey
    • Senecio refractisquamatus De Wild. var. intermedia (Hauman) Robyns
  • Dendrosenecio erici-rosenii (R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) E.B.Knox subsp. erici-rosenii^[5]
    • Senecio erici-rosenii R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.
    • Senecio johnstonii Oliv. var. erici-rosenii (R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) C.Jeffrey
    • Senecio kahuzicus Humb.
    • Senecio longeligulatus De Wild.

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