Aspilia kotschyi is a species ofherbaceous plant in the family Asteraceae.[1][2] It has ovate to narrowly lanceolate leaves and dark red-purple flowers commonly found Tropical Africa.[3] It has a variety, Aspilia kotschyi var. alba which has white flowers.[4]
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| Aspilia kotschyi (Asteraceae), a weed in disturbed areas | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Aspilia |
| Species: | A. kotschyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Aspilia kotschyi | |
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Description
editLeaves are simple and opposite in arrangement and borne from the stem; leaf-blade is ovate to narrowly lanceolate, 3–16 cm long and 1–4 cm wide.[3] Inflorescence is capitulum type, solitary, axillary or sessile clustered around the upper surface of leaves, it has ovoid bracts and small dark purple-brown ray and disc flowers; phyllary is green but brownish around the base.[3][4]
Distribution
editEndemic to Tropical Africa, it occurs from Senegal eastwards towards Ethiopia and southwards up to Zimbabwe.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Aspilia kotschyi (Sch.Bip. ex Hochst.) Oliv". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
- ^ "Aspilia kotschyi (Sch.Bip. ex Hochst.) Oliv". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
- ^ a b c d Al-Khulaidi, A.; Filimban, F.; Alfaifi, M.; Al-Namazi, A. (2021). "A new record of generic vascular plant for the flora of Saudi Arabia: Aspilia kotschyi (Asteraceae)". Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 28 (3): 1962–1965. doi:10.1016/j.sjbs.2020.12.048. PMC 7938146. PMID 33732082.
- ^ a b Wild, H. (1966). "The African Species of the Genus Aspilia Thouars". Kirkia. 5 (2): 197–228. ISSN 0451-9930. JSTOR 23501042.
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