Asteraceae
Emilia

Emilia discifolia (Oliv.) C.Jeffrey

First published in Kew Bull. 41: 912 (1986)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to S. Tropical Africa. It grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Caminho, J., Mutemba, L., Matusse, E., Osborne, J., Wursten, B., Burrows, J., Cianciullo, S., Malatesta, L. & Attorre, F. (2022). An updated checklist of Mozambique’s vascular plants. PhytoKeys 189: 61-80.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Caminho, J., Mutemba, L., Matusse, E., Osborne, J., Wursten, B., Burrows, J., Cianciullo, S., Malatesta, L. & Attorre, F. (2022). An updated checklist of Mozambique’s vascular plants. PhytoKeys 189: 61-80.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Agnew, A.D.Q. & Agnew, S., Upland Kenya Wild Flowers, ed. 2: 223, t. 94 (1994).
  • C.Jeffrey in Kew Bulletin 41: 912 (1986).
  • Lisowski, Aster. Fl. Afr. Centr. 2: 363, t. 79 (1991).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2001 Speke; Grant [s.n.] Uganda K000306778 Type Yes
Kerfoot, O. [2873] Kenya K002656770 Yes
Scheffler, G. [67] Kenya K002656750 Yes
Raynal, J. [19335] Tanzania K002656822 Yes
Hislop, A. [Z132] Zimbabwe K002621716 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [7819] Tanzania K002656799 Yes
Andrews, F.W. [1283] Sudan K002656593 Yes
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Kenya K002656765 Yes
[J. Lebrum] [3187] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002656393 Yes
Kisena [[648]] Tanzania K002656827 Yes
Wiltshire, F.M. [18] Kenya K002656703 Yes
Raynal, J. [20313] Rwanda K002656389 Yes
Mettam, R.W. [217] Kenya K002656744 Yes
Smith, S.A.L.; Beentje, H.J.; Muasya, A.M. [83] Kenya K002656721 Yes
Small, W. [1174] Uganda K002656731 Yes
Batty, M. [220] Tanzania K002656813 Yes
Huxley, P. [50] Tanzania K002656805 Yes
Kirrika [192] Kenya K002656743 Yes
Mungai, G. [98] Kenya K002656739 Yes
Huxley, P. [32] Tanzania K002656804 Yes
Huhui, K. [27] Tanzania K002656794 Yes
Archbold, M.E. [736] Tanzania K002656831 Yes
Lugard, E.J. [76] Kenya K002656711 Yes
Lewis, W.H. [6032] Kenya K002656707 Yes
Ash, J. (Mrs) [2834] Ethiopia K002656590 Yes
Luke, P.; Luke, Q. [7185] Kenya K002656771 Yes
Luke, W.R.Q.; Kabuye, C.; Festo, L.; Ntore, S.; Bayona, W. [17888] Tanzania K001639079 Yes
[J. Lebrum] [3187] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002656392 Yes
[Kenore] [K17] Kenya K002656754 Yes
Kassner, T. [844] Kenya K002656757 Yes
Tadesse, M.; Kagnew, G.Y. [2475] Ethiopia K002656586 Yes
Geilinger [s.n.] Tanzania K002656796 Yes
Sangai, G.W. [904] Kenya K002656742 Yes
Myers, J.G. [9117] Sudan K002656594 Yes
Smith, S.A.L.; Beentje, H.J.; Muasya, A.M. [99] Kenya K002656720 Yes
Gilbert, E.F. [316] Ethiopia K002656591 Yes
Robison, T. [4070] Tanzania K001735313 No
Bally, P.R.O. [B 5357] Kenya K002656775 Yes
Gilbert Rogers, C. [s.n.] Kenya K002656716 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [1364] Tanzania K002656838 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Turner, M.; Harvey, G. [10550] Tanzania K002656784 Yes
Peter, G.A. [54033] Tanzania K002656811 Yes
Kuchar, P. [21949] Tanzania K002656840 Yes
Luke, Q.; Bujo, F. [14406] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002656381 Yes
Champion, A.M. [T 324] Kenya K002656723 Yes
Leakey, D. (Mr) [8530] Kenya K002656728 Yes
Edwards, D.C. [92] Kenya K002656760 Yes
Swynnerton, C.F.M. [892] Tanzania K002656844 Yes
Faulkner, H. [4004] Tanzania K002656833 Yes
Bax, R.D. (Miss) [229] Tanzania K002656778 Yes
Robison, T. [1161] Tanzania K002656781 Yes
[N. E. Archibald] [331] Tanzania K002656801 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Wanderfrash, M.; Legesse, M.; Gibre-Hiwot, G. [8414] Ethiopia K002656585 Yes
Kisena [648] Tanzania K002656786 Yes
Faden, R.B. [67484] Kenya K002656759 Yes
Petit, J. [4078] Central African Republic K002656388 Yes
Graham, R.M. [LS 967] Kenya K002656709 Yes
Wesche, K. [1651] Kenya K002656722 Yes
Lyne Watt, W. [1318] Kenya K002656715 Yes
Richards, H.M. [27205] Tanzania K002656809 Yes
Luchman (Mr); Luchman (Mrs) [30] Tanzania K002656834 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB 5571] Kenya K002656737 Yes
Borhidi, A.; Iversen, S.T.; Mziray, W.R.; Temu, R. [85545] Tanzania K002656829 Yes
Smith, S.A.L.; Beentje, H.J.; Muasya, A.M. [141] Kenya K002656719 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P2882] Uganda K002656701 Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [6614] K002656714 Yes
Mlangwa, J.A.; Shengena, A.A. [442] Tanzania K002656826 Yes
Maas Geesteranus, R.A. [4668] Kenya K002656747 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [E6701] Tanzania K002656836 Yes
Friis, I.; Harris, T.; Hailu, A.; Getachew, E. [13888] Ethiopia K002656584 Yes
Hazel, C. [391] Uganda K002656733 Yes
Emson, H.E. [350] Tanzania K002656783 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Jefford, T.G. [4435] Ethiopia K002656592 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [1005] Kenya K002656748 Yes
Kanywa, P. [s.n.] Tanzania K002656802 Yes
Gobbo, G.; Sirangi, G. [199] Tanzania K002656841 Yes
Luke, Q. [14122] Kenya K002656729 Yes
Tweedie [1152] Kenya K002656708 Yes
Napier, E.R. [860] Kenya K002656762 Yes
Carrall, E.W. [417] Kenya K002656763 Yes
Archbold, M.E. [532] Tanzania K002656832 Yes
Christiaensen, R. [201] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002656386 Yes
Mkenda, P.M.; Elisante, F.; Njau, E.A. [PM13] Tanzania K002656790 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [6969] Tanzania K002656823 Yes
Gichuru, J. [20] Kenya K002656741 Yes
Hancock, A.D. (Miss) [22] Kenya K002656740 Yes
Kisena [648] Tanzania K002656787 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [2772] Tanzania K002656830 Yes
Kayombo, C.J.; Sitoni, D.; James, M. [3242] Tanzania K002656776 Yes
Freidberg, A. [14] Tanzania K002656788 Yes
Craene, D. [140] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002656383 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; Duyfjes, B.E.E. [9432] Ethiopia K002656588 Yes
Robison, T. [4329] Tanzania K002656789 Yes
Volkens, G. [383] Tanzania K002656819 Yes
Richards, M. [20301] Tanzania K002656817 Yes
Troupin, G. [4908] Rwanda K002656390 Yes
Glover; Gwynne; Samuel; Tucker [1795] Kenya K002656772 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Jefford, T.G. [4664] Ethiopia K002656587 Yes
Andrews, J.; Bally [B 5733] Kenya K002656774 Yes
Geilinger [s.n.] Tanzania K002656798 Yes
Terry, P.J. [3492] Kenya K002656751 Yes
Bally, P.R.O.; Copley, H. [621] Kenya K002656749 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [3681] K002656595 Yes
Brown, E. [4] Uganda K002656732 Yes
Robison, T. [1161] Tanzania K002656780 Yes
Friis, I.; Aweke, G.; Rasmussen, F.; Vollesen, K.B. [2271] Ethiopia K002656589 Yes
Johnston, H.H. [s.n.] Tanzania K002656810 Yes
s.coll. [129] K002656596 Yes
Holst, C. [256n] K002656820 Yes
Chancellor, R.J. [174] Uganda K002656700 Yes
Grimshaw, J.M. [JMG9410] Tanzania K002656793 Yes
Bally, P.R.O.; Opiko [698] Kenya K002656767 Yes
[Ploleaden] [295] Uganda K002656734 Yes
Lebrun, J.A. [8368] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002656397 Yes
Leippert [5742] Tanzania K002656808 Yes
Ghesquiere [3508] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002656395 Yes
Claessens, J. [861] K002656385 Yes
Haarer, A.E. [s.n.] Tanzania K002656821 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P680] Uganda K002656736 Yes
[J. Clarssent] [899] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002656391 Yes
Hancock, A.D. (Miss) [12] Kenya K002656753 Yes
Kerfoot, O. [2129] Kenya K002656764 Yes
Butler, F.B. [51] Kenya K002656768 Yes
Lacey, B. [s.n.] Kenya K002656706 Yes
Haarer, A.E. [311] Tanzania K002656807 Yes
[E. Polhill] [59] Kenya K002656705 Yes
Maas Geesteranus, R.A. [4509] Kenya K002656717 Yes
Metele, P. [159] Tanzania K002656791 Yes
Richards, M. [23482] Tanzania K001735315 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [E 2937] Uganda K002656698 Yes
Miringu; Beentje [24] Kenya K002656738 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P1883] Uganda K002656730 Yes
Moreau, R.E. (Mr); Moreau, R.E. (Mrs) [15] Tanzania K002656837 Yes
Schlieben, H.J. [4556] Tanzania K002656803 Yes
Kuchar, P. [24396] Tanzania K002656839 Yes
Reekmans, M. [7812] Burundi K002656387 Yes
Moreau, R.E. (Mr); Moreau, R.E. (Mrs) [237] Kenya K002656756 Yes
Glover; Gwynne; Samuel [519] Kenya K002656773 Yes
s.coll. [19] Kenya K002656710 Yes
Lewis, W.H. [5944] Kenya K002656755 Yes
EZMsuya [24] Tanzania K002656816 Yes
Perdue, R.E.; Kibuwa, S.P. [9139] Kenya K002656712 Yes
Haarer, A.E. [822] Tanzania K002656806 Yes
Dowson, W.J. [673] Kenya K002656704 Yes
Pole-Evans, I.B.; Erens, J. [1011] Tanzania K002656846 Yes
Newbould, J.G.B. [2920] Kenya K002656726 Yes
Kisena [1216] Tanzania K002656828 Yes
Mwangargi, O.M.; Abdallla, R. [234] Kenya K002656745 Yes
Dümmer, R.A. [1840] Kenya K002656766 Yes
Germain, R. [1450] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002656394 Yes
Batty, M. [934] Tanzania K002656835 Yes
Bax, R.D. (Miss) [226] Tanzania K002656785 Yes
Robison, T. [4012] Tanzania K002656782 Yes
Richards, H.M. [25131] Tanzania K002656842 Yes
McDonald, J. [1000] Kenya K002656758 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Tadesse, M. [6386] Kenya K002656718 Yes
Copley, H.; Bally, P.R.O. [B 495] Kenya K002656725 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [11198] Tanzania K002656812 Yes
Wood, G.H.S. [311] Uganda K002656735 Yes
Polhill, E. [434] Kenya K002656713 Yes
Carter, S.; Stannard, B. [404] Kenya K002656727 Yes
Mhoro, E.B. [6186] Tanzania K002656777 Yes
Hornby [S1084] Tanzania K002656769 Yes
Mwangargi, O.M. [152] Kenya K002656702 Yes
Bax, R.D. (Miss) [229] Tanzania K002656779 Yes
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [2273] Tanzania K002656843 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB 3014] Kenya K002656746 Yes
Chancellor, R. [174] Uganda K002656699 Yes
Richards, H.M. [21669] Tanzania K002656818 Yes
Napier, E.R. [840] Kenya K002656761 Yes
Newbould, J.G.B. [3290] Kenya K002656724 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [4528] Tanzania K002656845 Yes
[illegible] [903] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002656382 Yes
Kisena [1216] Tanzania K002656825 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [6892] Tanzania K002656800 Yes
Hancock, A.D. (Miss) [28] Kenya K002656752 Yes
Grimshaw, J.M. [JMG93300] Tanzania K002656792 Yes
Claessens, J. [861] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002656384 Yes
Louis, J.L.P. [4433] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002656396 No
Geilinger [s.n.] Tanzania K002656797 Yes
[Ga. H. Mair Thompson] [1412] Tanzania K002656795 Yes
Geilinger, Dr. [4794] Tanzania Senecio discifolius K001735314 Yes
Geilinger, Dr. [4821] Tanzania Senecio discifolius K002656814 Yes
Kassner, T. [841] Kenya Senecio discifolius K000311929 Yes

Sources

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • 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.
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  • 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

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    • 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