- Family:
- Asteraceae Bercht. & J.Presl
- Genus:
- Bidens L.
Bidens oblonga (Sherff) Wild

[FTEA]
Compositae, H. Beentje, C. Jeffrey & D.J.N. Hind. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2005
- Morphology General Habit
- Perennial herb, 1–2 m high, with tuberous rootstock; stem 4-angled, pilose to glabrous.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves ovate in outline, simple to pinnately 3–5-lobed, 4–22 cm long, 3–15 cm wide, margins coarsely crenate to irregularly lobed, apex acute, hispid to glabrous; petiole to 50 mm long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Capitulum
- Capitula terminal, solitary or in few-headed cymes; involucre 8–17 mm long; outer phyllaries 6–12, green, pubescent and inner phyllaries 8–10, pilose, appearing longer in fruit; paleae 8–10 mm long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Florets
- Ray florets yellow or orange, neuter, 8–13, tube puberulous, rays 15–45 mm long, 5–10 mm wide; disc florets yellow.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Achenes brown, oblong, 9–11 mm long, flat, setulose; aristae 2, 1–3 mm long, usually with a few antrorse barbs near the base, otherwise nude.
- Habitat
- ough grassland; ± 1650 m
- Distribution
- T4
Native to:
Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre
Bidens oblonga (Sherff) Wild appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Jan 1, 1987 | Teague, A.J. [226], Zimbabwe | K000410666 | holotype | Yes | |
Jan 1, 1987 | Richards [1546], Zambia | K000410668 | holotype | Yes | |
Jan 1, 1987 | Richards [1546], Zambia | K000410669 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
Jan 1, 1987 | Bullock, A.A. [2740], Tanzania | K000410670 | holotype | Yes | |
Jan 1, 1987 | [Unknown] [191], Malawi | K000410671 | holotype | Yes | |
Jan 1, 1965 | Cosson, A. [106], Zambia | K000410667 | holotype | Yes |
First published in Kirkia 6: 30 (1967)
Accepted by
- Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
Literature
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Mesfin in Kew Bulletin 48: 455 (1993).
- Wild in Kirkia 6: 30 (1967).
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
Flora of Tropical East Africa
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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Kew Backbone Distributions
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