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Asteraceae

Erythrocephalum longifolium Benth. ex Oliv.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Erythrocephalum

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Erythrocephalum longifolium: An eastern African species known as Red Rays. Photo from Liparamba area of southern Tanzania.
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Synonyms

  • Erythrocephalum aostae Buscal. & Muschl.
  • Erythrocephalum bicolor Merxm.
  • Erythrocephalum castellaneum Buscal. & Muschl.
  • Erythrocephalum castellanum Busc. & Muschl.
  • Erythrocephalum helenae Buscal. & Muschl.
  • Erythrocephalum niassae Wild
  • Erythrocephalum nutans Benth. ex Oliv.
  • Erythrocephalum zambesianum Oliv. & Hiern
  • Erythrocephalum zambesianum var. angustifolium S.Moore
  • Erythrocephalum zambesianum var. zambesianum

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.