Asteraceae
Emilia

Emilia cenioides C.Jeffrey

First published in Kew Bull. 41: 914 (1986)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Compositae, H. Beentje, C. Jeffrey & D.J.N. Hind. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2005

Morphology General Habit
Erect annual herb 45–80 cm tall; stems almost glabrous.
Morphology Leaves
Stem leaves sessile, lanceolate to oblanceolate (in the lower) or oblong, 3–10 cm long, 0.4–2 cm wide, base auriculate and semi-amplexicaul, margins subentire, apex obtuse to subacute, apiculate, almost glabrous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Capitulum
Capitula solitary, long-stalked, discoid; stalk glabrous, swollen beneath the capitulum; involucre broadly cylindrical, 6.5–8.5 mm long, 4–12 mm in diameter; phyllaries 8–9, 6–8.5 mm long, glabrous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Florets
Ray florets absent; disc florets bright orange or yellow; corolla 8–8.2 mm long, lobes 2 mm long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Achenes 1.6–2.4 mm long, shortly hairy; pappus 3.5–4.5 mm long.
Habitat
Sedge or grass swamp, or grassland on black clay; 1050–1300 m
Distribution
not known elsewhere T2 T5
[FTEA]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://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 2026. 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 2026. 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