African Plant Database


Helichrysum odoratissimum (L.) Sweet
Family : ASTERACEAE
Protologue : Hort. Brit. (Sweet) 223; Less. Syn. Comp. 301 (1826).
Information on the genus : Helichrysum
Basionym : Gnaphalium odoratissimum L.
 
 
Status
Status for SA : accepted (present)
Status for TA : accepted (present)
 
Synonym(s) Homotypic
 Gnaphalium odoratissimum L.
 
Synonym(s) Heterotypic
=Helichrysum butagense De Wild.
=Helichrysum engleri O.Hoffm. (1894)
=Helichrysum rosmarinum Mattf. (1924)
=Helichrysum roulingii De Wild.
 
Ecology and distribution
South. Afr.
Biol./Eco : biology: perennial- Shrub, Herb- Ht 0.2 - 1.75 m. Alt 5 - 3050 m. Distribution: LES, EC, FS, KN, LP, MP, WC, SWZ

Bibliography for Southern Africa :
  • Mem. Bot. Surv. South Africa : 614 (1966).
  • Wild Flrs Rhodesia : (1976).
  • Fl. S. Africa 33[7]: 74-75 (1983).
  • J. S. African Bot. : 174 (1984).
  • Mem. Bot. Surv. South Africa : 278 (1986).
  • Wild Flrs north. South Africa : 440 (1997).
  • Énum. Pl. Fleurs Afr. Trop. 4: 297 (1997).
  • Fl. Trop. E. Africa Compositae[2]: 411 (2002).
  • Fl. Trop. E. Africa Compositae[2]: 410-412 (2002).
 
More info on :
see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative
see under The International Plant Name Index
see under Flora of Mozambique
see under Flora of Zimbabwe
 
Map
carte afrique num 102222
 
Record n°102222 modified 2007-04-02
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