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Annual or perennial herbs, bearing indumentum of short-stalked, long-armed, symmetrical T-shaped hairs. Leaves opposite, alternate or opposite below and alternate above, simple; green above, white-arachnoid-felted beneath; base often cordate or semi-amplexicaul. Capitula laxly arranged in corymb-like cymes or in small clusters, homogamous, discoid. Phyllaries in 2-many series, imbricate. Corolla purple to mauve, 5-lobed. Pappus (in ours) 0 or composed of a few sparse caducous setae.Similar to Vernonia, but Gutenbergia spp. have a white underside to the leaves and the pappus is either 0 or poorly developed.
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Gutenbergia Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1461
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Gutenbergia

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Gutenbergia is a genus of African flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[3][4]

Species[2]

References

  1. ^ Tropicos, search for Gutenbergia
  2. ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  3. ^ Schultz, Carl Heinrich Bipontinus. 1840. Gedenk-Buch Vierten Jubelfeier Buchdruckerkunst (Mainz) 119
  4. ^ Tropicos, Gutenbergia Sch. Bip.
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Gutenbergia: Brief Summary

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Gutenbergia is a genus of African flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.

Species Gutenbergia abyssinica Sch.Bip. Gutenbergia adenocarpa Wech. Gutenbergia babatiensis C.Jeffrey Gutenbergia benguelensis Muschl. Gutenbergia boranensis (S.Moore) M.G.Gilbert Gutenbergia cordifolia Benth. ex Oliv. Gutenbergia eylesii (S.Moore) Wild & G.V.Pope Gutenbergia fruticosa (O.Hoffm.) C.Jeffrey Gutenbergia gilbertii C.Jeffrey Gutenbergia gossweileri S.Moore Gutenbergia kassneri S.Moore Gutenbergia leiocarpa O.Hoffm. Gutenbergia longipedicellata Wech. Gutenbergia mweroensis Wild & G.V.Pope Gutenbergia nivea Hutch. & B.L.Burtt Gutenbergia oppositifolia O.Hoffm. & Muschl. Gutenbergia pembensis S.Moore Gutenbergia petersii Steetz Gutenbergia polycephala Oliv. & Hiern Gutenbergia polytrichotoma Wech. Gutenbergia pubescens (S.Moore) C.Jeffrey Gutenbergia pumila Chiov. Gutenbergia rueppellii Sch.Bip. Gutenbergia somalensis (O.Hoffm.) M.G.Gilbert Gutenbergia spermacoceoides Wild & G.V.Pope Gutenbergia trifolia Wild & G.V.Pope Gutenbergia westii (Wild) Wild & G.V.Pope
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