Photo by Daderot,
Wikidata.org.
The flowers by Robert
V. Blittersdorff, Westafricanplants.senckenberg.de.
More of tha plant by
Robert V. Blittersdorff, Westafricanplants.senckenberg.de.
Specks called this Kleinia abyssinica
var. hildebrandtii, Charles Jeffrey 1986. I'm am fare from
sure, that is right! |
| Author: | Alwin Berger, 1905 |
| Family: |
ASTERACEAE |
| Origin: |
Benin,
Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ethiopia,
Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania,
Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
5
Centimetres |
| Height: |
100
Centimetres |
| Flower:
|
Red -
Yellow? |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names:
|
- |
| Synonyms: |
Notonia
abyssinica, Achille Richard, 1848.
Notonia optima,
S. Moore.
Notoniopsis abyssinica, B. Nord.
Senecio
nyikensis, Baker.
Senecio superbus, De Wild. &
Muschl.
Kleinia abyssinica var. hildebrandtii,
C.Jeffrey. |
This member of the Asteraceae
family was given
this name by Alwin Berger in 1905. It is found in
central
Africa, growing in a well drained soil with some
water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow up to five
centimetres in diameter, the whole plant can grow up to 100
centimetres. The flowers are bright red, Kleinia abyssinica var.
hildebrandtii might have yellow flower?
The genera is named after the German zoologist,
Dr Klein,1685-1759. The species name means 'from Abyssinia'; present
day Ethiopia. |
