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Mikania pseudomicrocephala

Botanic Family

Asteraceae

Author

R.M. King & H. Robinson

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Mato Grosso
• Minas Gerais - Brazil

Natural Habitats

• Wooded savanna

Flowering Times

• Aug (Brazil)

Fruiting Times

Scandent liana or vine with hispid stems. Leaves to 60mm x 40mm, puberulous above & tomentellous beneath. Panicles with bracts to 50mm long, flower heads 4mm long with white corolla 2.5mm long & tube 0.7mm long, lobes to 0.8mm x 0.5mm. Achenes to 1.7mm with pappus to 2.2mm.

Further References

• The Plant List 2
• Fl. do Brasil
• Gleason & Moldenke