Inflorescences of female Brachylaena huillensis plant
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Clade:
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Tarchonantheae
Genus:
Brachylaena R.Br.
Species
See text
Synonyms[1][2]
Oligocarpha Cass.
Synchodendron Bojer ex DC.
Brachylaena is a genus of flowering plants in the aster, or composite, family, Asteraceae or Compositae. Several are endemic to Madagascar, and the others are distributed in mainland Africa, especially the southern regions.[3]
These are trees and shrubs with alternately arranged leaves. One of these, Brachylaena merana, is the tallest of all composites ('daisy trees") at up to 132 feet (forty meters).[4] and Brachylaena huillensis of East Africa is of similar height. They are dioecious, with male and female flowers occurring on separate individuals. The flower heads are somewhat disc-shaped. Heads with female flowers are larger and produce larger pappi.[5]
B. huillensis is the only widespread species,[3] growing as a dominant tree in Brachylaena woodlands and a common species in some eastern African forests. It provides critical habitat for many animal species. It is also sought after for its wood and has been overexploited.[6]
Brachylaena rotundata S.Moore is seen by some as Brachylaena discolor var. rotundata (S.Moore) Beentje[2]
Brachylaena transvaalensis Hutch. ex E.Phillips & Schweick. is seen as synonym of Brachylaena discolor var. transvaalensis (E.Phillips & Schweick.) Beentje[2]
^Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
^ abcd"Brachylaena R.Br". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
^ abBeentje, H. J. (2000). The genus Brachylaena (Compositae: Mutisieae). Kew Bulletin 55(1), 1-41.
^Carlquist, Dr. Sherwin. Island Biology. New York & London: Univ. of Columbia Press. p. 419.
^Hyde, M. A., et al. (2013). Brachylaena. Flora of Zimbabwe.
^Cordeiro, N. J. and M. Githiru. (2000). Conservation evaluation for birds of Brachylaena woodland and mixed dry forest in north-east Tanzania. Bird Conservation International 10(1), 47-65.
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