Asteraceae
Senecio

Senecio madagascariensis Poir.

First published in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 5: 130 (1817)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Zimbabwe to S. Africa, Madagascar. It grows primarily in the subtropical biome. It is used as a poison and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Colombia, Hawaii, New South Wales, Queensland, Uruguay, Victoria

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

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

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Useful Plants of Boyacá Project

  • GRIN National Genetic Resources Program http://www.ars-grin.gov in The State of the World’s Plants Report–2016. (2016). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew https://stateoftheworldsplants.org/2016/

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Agnew, A.D.Q. & Agnew, S., Upland Kenya Wild Flowers, ed. 2: 222 (1994).
  • Poir., Encycl. Suppl. 5: 130 (1804).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dematteis, M.; Schinini, A. [2700] Argentina K002549038 Yes
[78] South Africa K002552743 Yes
Reberger, J. [AQ662938] Australia K002529701 Yes
Kirkland, P.D. [NSW143624] Australia K002529695 Yes
[138] South Africa K002552760 Yes
[6755] South Africa K002552750 Yes
[1364] South Africa K002552728 Yes
[22] Eswatini K002552775 Yes
[7203] South Africa K002552731 Yes
[2041] South Africa K002552755 Yes
Kirkland, P.D. [NSW143621] Australia K002529699 Yes
Cabrera, A.L. [6658] Argentina K000527667 Type Yes
[6317] Eswatini K002552780 Yes
[348] South Africa K002552738 Yes
[1478] South Africa K002552735 Yes
Krapovickas, A.; Cristóbal, C.L.; Harley, R.M. [45607] Argentina K002549037 Yes
[2110] South Africa K002552736 Yes
Pedley, L. [5358] Australia K002529700 Yes
Pedley, L. [5543] Australia K002529702 Yes
[7505] South Africa K002552774 Yes
Zedowski, R. [53781] Mexico K001479024 Yes
Maltby, J. [AQ473360] Australia K002529698 Yes
[12422] Eswatini K002552776 Yes
[1698] Eswatini K002552777 Yes
King, R.M. [9972] Australia K002529697 Yes
Boelcke, O. [14535] Argentina K002549036 Yes
Cabrera, A.L. [6658] Argentina K002549040 Yes
[1790] K002552754 Yes
[6938] South Africa K002552748 Yes
[5098] South Africa K002552744 Yes
[830] South Africa K002552759 Yes
[2208] South Africa K002552727 Yes
[3062] South Africa K002552741 Yes
[11089] South Africa K002552747 Yes
Speke [3] South Africa K000377808 Unknown Type Material Yes
[9040] South Africa K002552749 Yes
[2100] South Africa K002552734 Yes
Fabris, H.A. [6637] Argentina K002549035 Yes
[4234] South Africa K002552765 Yes
[6938] South Africa K002552730 Yes
[2882] South Africa K002552773 Yes
[7005] South Africa K002552732 Yes
{Cabrera} [6658] Argentina K002549039 Yes
Coveny, R.G.; Powell, J. [6497] Australia K002529696 Yes
[6698] South Africa K002552745 Yes
Greuter, W. [s.n.] Australia K002529693 Yes
[10874] South Africa K002552764 Yes
Henderson, R.J.; Guymer, G.; Sharpe, P.R. [H3049] Australia K002529692 Yes
[6315] South Africa K002552763 Yes
[48] South Africa K002552766 Yes
[15426] South Africa K002552761 Yes
[1511] South Africa K002552752 Yes
[29] South Africa K002552739 Yes
[30134] South Africa K002552742 Yes
[6302] South Africa K002552767 Yes
[s.n.] South Africa K002552770 Yes
[30301] South Africa K002552751 Yes
[718] South Africa K002552762 Yes
Michael, P.W. [s.n.] Australia K002529691 Yes
[6283] South Africa K002552756 Yes
[152] South Africa K002552772 Yes
King, R.M.; Garvey, R.M. [10266] New Zealand K002529965 Yes
[4635] South Africa K002552729 Yes
[7265] South Africa K002552757 Yes
[9] South Africa K002552733 Yes
[2794] South Africa K002552768 Yes
[4921] Eswatini K002552778 Yes
[4527] Eswatini K002552779 Yes
Kirkland, P.D. [NSW143620] Australia K002529694 Yes
[3440] South Africa K002552758 Yes
[4557] South Africa K002552771 Yes
[2561] South Africa K002552746 Yes
[8986] K002552753 Yes
[1981] South Africa K002552740 Yes
Malcomson, G.; Warwick, F. [AQ457127] Australia K002529703 Yes

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