Dendrosenecio battiscombei explained

Dendrosenecio battiscombei (synonym Senecio battiscombei) is one of the giant groundsels that lives on the slopes of Mount Kenya and the Aberdare Range. Like Dendrosenecio adnivalis on the Ruwenzori Mountains and the Virunga Mountains, Dendrosenecio battiscombei grows in the lower wetter areas of the Afro-Alpine zone.^[1]

Infraspecific name synonymy

• Dendrosenecio battiscombei (R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) E.B.Knox
  • Dendrosenecio johnstonii (Oliv.) B.Nord. subsp. battiscombei (R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) B.Nord.
  • Senecio aberdaricus R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.
  • Senecio battiscombei R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.
  • Senecio johnstonii Oliv. var. battiscombei (R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) Mabb.

External links

• • Type of Senecio battiscombei R.E.Fr.&T.C.E.Fr [family ASTERACEAE] ]. 15 February 2016 . Global Plants.

Notes and References

1. Book: Allan , Iain . The Mountain Club of Kenya Guide to Mount Kenya and Kilimanjaro . 1998 . Alpha Graphics Ltd..