- Family:
- Asteraceae Bercht. & J.Presl
- Genus:
- Macledium Cass.
Macledium poggei (O.Hoffm.) S.Ortiz

[FTEA]
Compositae, H. Beentje, C. Jeffrey & D.J.N. Hind. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2005
- Morphology General Habit
- Perennial herb; rhizome creeping, or roots numerous; stems 1–3, annual, 35–70 cm high, simple, thinly araneose.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves subsessile, narrowly lanceolate, 2.5–13 cm long, 0.4–1.5(–2.5) cm wide, cuneate at base, margins revolute, apex acute, glabrous or nearly so above, white-tomentose beneath.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Capitulum
- Capitula 3–21, arranged in leaf axils to form a spike-like inflorescence, subsessile, discoid; involucre obconic, 15–20 mm long, white-araneose; phyllaries greenish-stramineous, stiff, ciliate but otherwise glabrous, the longest to 20 mm long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Florets
- Florets all hermaphrodite; corolla pale yellow, as long as the inner phyllaries, 8–10 mm long, lobes 4–5 mm long, erect.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Achenes turbinate, ± 3 mm long, densely ascending-hispid; pappus of plumose setae 8–9 mm long.
- Habitat
- Brachystegia woodland; 1800–1900 m
- Distribution
- T4
[FZ]
Compositae, G. V. Pope. Flora Zambesiaca 6:1. 1992
- Morphology General Habit
- An erect slender perennial herb, 35–70 cm. tall from a woody rootstock; roots numerous thong-like.
- Morphology Stem
- Stems annual, 1–3, simple, leafy, thinly whitish araneose.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves discolorous, softly sericeous, subsessile; 2.5–11(13) x 0.4–1.5(2.5) cm., lorate- or linear-elliptic, usually shortly tapered to an acute apex, cuneate or shortly subpetiolate below, margins strongly revolute, upper surface green and glabrous, lower surface white araneose-sericeous (the indumentum sometimes peeling off); midrib impressed on upper surface, prominent beneath, venation finely reticulate and prominent on both surfaces or obscured by the indumentum below.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Capitulum
- Capitula 3–21, ± spicately arranged, subsessile and usually solitary in upper leaf axils, sometimes somewhat clustered at the stem apex.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts Involucre
- Involucres mostly 15–20 mm. long, 10–20(25) mm. in diam. in upper part, obconic-campanulate, whitish araneose-lanate.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts Phyllaries
- Phyllaries greenish-stramineous, stiffly chartaceous, araneose-ciliate on the margins otherwise glabrous; the outer 6–8 series straight, loosely stiffly diverging (not patent or reflexed and not extending onto the capitulum stalk), from c. 3 mm. long outside to c. 20 mm. inside, lanceolate-subulate, ± scarious-winged in the lower part, flat or inrolled and long-acuminate pungent above; the inner 1–2 series of phyllaries shorter, lorate, whitish membranous and attenuate or sharply cuspidate.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Corollas yellowish, ± equalling the inner phyllaries, 8–10 mm. long, infundibuliform; lobes 4–5 mm. long, linear, erect; achenes to c. 3 mm. long, turbinate, densely long ascending hispid; pappus copious, several-seriate, of plumose setae 8–9 mm. long, shorter on the outside, seta bristles c. 1 mm. long.
[FTEA]
Compositae, H. Beentje, C. Jeffrey & D.J.N. Hind. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2005
- Morphology General Habit
- Erect perennial herb 30–40 cm tall; stems white-tomentose.
- Morphology Leaves
- Lower leaves elliptic or oblanceolate-elliptic, ± 15 cm long and 4 cm wide, cuneate into a membranous slightly expanded petioloid base forming a sheath around the stem, margins minutely remotely denticulate, apex obtuse, minutely apiculate, dark green and glabrous above, white-tomentose beneath, with two prominent ascending subbasal veins on each side; upper stem and inflorescence leaves generally narrower, ± 7.5 cm long and 1 cm wide.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Capitulum
- Capitula on short pedicels, terminal and in axils of upper leaves, forming rather lax racemiform or corymbiform cymose clusters, discoid; involucre ± 33 mm long; phyllaries ± 90, multiseriate, the outer narrowly lanceolate, glabrous, pallid green with paler membranous, very minutely pectinate-ciliate margins, becoming progressively longer inwards, the longest ± 26 mm long, acutely acuminate, pungent, the innermost ± 15 shorter, membranous, oblong, obtuse to subacute, shortly to obscurely apiculate.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Florets
- Florets ± 40, all tubular, hermaphrodite; corolla white or yellow, glabrous, ± 10.5 mm long, lobes narrow, 6 mm long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Achenes 3 mm long, densely hirsute with long ascending white or tawny hairs; pappus of numerous plumose bristles, the outer shorter, the inner longer, subequal, 9.5 mm long.
- Habitat
- Brachystegia woodland or wet grassland; 850–2000 m
- Distribution
- T4
[FZ]
Compositae, G. V. Pope. Flora Zambesiaca 6:1. 1992
- Morphology General Habit
- An erect slender perennial herb, 25–70 cm. tall from a woody rootstock; roots numerous spreading thong-like.
- Morphology Stem
- Stems annual, usually single, simple, leafy, thinly whitish araneose.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves discolorous, softly coriaceous, sessile, mostly 7–150 x 15–55 mm., narrowly to broadly elliptic, acute to obtuse at the apex, ± broadly cuneate below tapering into a ± deeply cleft stem-sheathing base 10–35 mm. long; margins sparsely callose-denticulate; upper surface green, glabrous; lower surface white araneose (the indumentum sometimes peeling off); strongly 3–5-nerved from the base, tertiary venation finely reticulate and subprominent on both surfaces or obscured by indumentum below.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Capitulum
- Capitula 2–15, subsessile or shortly stalked, 2–6 clustered at the stem apex, usually with 1–3 in the axils of upper leaves.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts Involucre
- Involucres mostly 25–40 mm. long, 20–30 mm. in diam. in upper part, obconic.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts Phyllaries
- Phyllaries green chartaceous glabrous, sharply serrulate-ciliolate, apparently dimorphic; the outer c. 7 series straight, loosely diverging, the outermost extending briefly onto the capitulum stalk, from c. 7 mm. long outside to c. 35 mm. long inside, subulate-lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, broadly scarious-winged in the lowerpart, inrolled and long-acuminate pungent above; the inner 1 -2 series shorter, to c. 17 mm. long, lorate, distinctly scarious-winged and cuspidate at the apex.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Corollas creamy or brownish with purplish lobes, 8–12 mm. long, narrowly infundibuliform; lobes 5–6 mm. long, linear erect; achenes 1.5–2.5 mm. long, turbinate, densely long ascending hispid; pappus copious, several seriate, of plumose white setae 9–11 mm. long, shorter on the outside, seta bristles c. 1 mm. long.
Native to:
Angola, Burundi, Zambia, Zaïre
Macledium poggei (O.Hoffm.) S.Ortiz appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Jan 1, 1970 | Gossweiler, J. [2637], Angola | Dicoma angustifolia | K001307194 | No | |
Gossweiler, J. [3340], Angola | Dicoma angustifolia | K001307193 | No | ||
Learson, Alexander [4], Zambia | Dicoma poggei | K000252258 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
Gossweiler, J. [10977], Angola | Dicoma poggei | K001307181 | No |
First published in Taxon 50: 741 (2001)
Not accepted by
- Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. [Cited as Dicoma poggei.]
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