Asteraceae
Senecio

Senecio tamoides DC.

First published in Prodr. 6: 403 (1838)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical & S. Africa. It is a scrambling shrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome. It is used as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Eswatini, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Brazil Southeast, Colombia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Mauritius, Portugal, Queensland, Réunion, Spain

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2020). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.470.1.5. epublication.
  • Benedi, C. & al. (eds.) in Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2019). Flora Iberica 16(III): 1453-2353. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • Pruski, J.F. (ed.) (2018). Flora Mesoamericana 5(2): 1-608. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2020). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.470.1.5. epublication.
  • Benedi, C. & al. (eds.) in Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2019). Flora Iberica 16(III): 1453-2353. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • Pruski, J.F. (ed.) (2018). Flora Mesoamericana 5(2): 1-608. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • 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.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • WCVP (2021). World Checklist of Vascular Plants, version 2.0. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://wcvp.science.kew.org/ Retrieved 28 April 2021

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 27, 2019 Matimele, H. [HM2644] Mozambique K001346290 Yes
Codd, L.E. [10059] K002524050 Yes
Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000378033 Unknown Type Material Yes
van der Schijff, H.P. [5086] South Africa K002524049 Yes
MacOwan [865] South Africa K000378035 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rudatis, H. [382] K002524036 Yes
Plant, R.W. [105] K002524026 Yes
Strey, R.G. [8536] K002524025 Yes
s.coll. [8860] South Africa K002524047 Yes
s.coll. [9030] South Africa K002524046 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002650790 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002524055 Yes
Codd, L.E. [9591] K002524053 Yes
Repton, J.E. [565] South Africa K002524041 Yes
Ranger, G.A. [s.n.] K002524044 Yes
Theron, G.C. [2174] K002524029 Yes
Compton, R.H. [28767] Eswatini K002524048 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [18819] South Africa K002524028 Yes
Edwards, T. [1426] K002524024 Yes
Coveny, R.G. [16539] Australia K002529821 Yes
Neser, S. [DEL701] South Africa K002524037 Yes
Codd, L.E. [1378] K002524056 Yes
Harvey, W.H. [1174] K002524035 Yes
Killick, D.J.B. [1513] K002524043 Yes
Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000378034 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pegler, A. [498] K002524034 Yes
Cooper, T. [2542] South Africa K002524032 Yes
K:SPC-27217.000 No
Codd, L.E. [7898] K002524054 Yes
Gerrard, W.T. [299] South Africa K002524033 Yes
Gerstner, J. [5174] K002524042 Yes
s.coll. [573] K002524040 Yes
Stewart, M.M. (Miss) [142] Eswatini K002524031 Yes
Moll, E.J. [3235] K002524045 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002650788 Yes
Scheepers, J.C. [423] K002524051 Yes
Balkwill, K. [1509a] South Africa K002524027 Yes
Edwards, D. [1382] South Africa K002524052 Yes
Pooley, E.S. [2074] K002524030 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible

    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
    • https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0