Family:
Asteraceae Bercht. & J.Presl
Genus:
Aspilia Thouars

Aspilia bussei O.Hoffm. & Muschl.

This species is accepted, and its native range is W. Tropical Africa.

[FWTA]

Compositae, C. D. Adams. Flora of West Tropical Africa 2. 1963

Morphology General Habit
A slender-branched straggling herb
Ecology
Of savanna grassland
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Flower-heads about 1/2-3/4 in. across
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Ligules white or pale purple, rarely lemon-yellow.

Native to:

Benin, Burkina, Chad, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Togo

Aspilia bussei O.Hoffm. & Muschl. appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status
Jan 1, 1994 Jongkind, C.C.H. [1730], Ghana K000453496
Jan 1, 1964 s.coll. [5381], Côte d'Ivoire K000453493
Jan 1, 1964 Morton, J.K. [2292], Ghana K000453502
Jan 1, 1964 Adams, C.D. [2850], Ghana K000453497
Jan 1, 1959 Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [1997], Côte d'Ivoire K000453495
Jul 7, 1955 Morton, J.K. [6223], Ghana K000453498
Jul 7, 1955 Morton, J.K. [6223], Ghana K000453499
Hall, J.B. [38], Côte d'Ivoire K000453494
Boughey, A.S. [18453], Côte d'Ivoire K000453492
Andoh, J.E. [5043], Ghana K000453501
Whiting, A.G.S. [5], Ghana K000453500

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 50(Suppl.): 341 (1914)

Accepted by

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Literature

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 50: 341 (1914).

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    Flora of West Tropical Africa
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
    © Copyright 2017 World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
    © Copyright 2017 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0