Derivation of specific name
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nyikensis: of the Nyika Plateau in Malawi and Zambia.
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Aster harveyanus Kuntze
subsp. nyikensis Lippert Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=158760
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Description
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Erect perennial herb. Stems one to several, up to 50 cm. Leaves along the stem, lanceolate, 3-5-veined from the base; margin somewhat ridged, minutely serrulate. Flower heads mostly solitary, terminal on long peduncles. Ray-florets white to violet-blue, 3-dentate at the apex. Disk-florets yellow.
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Aster harveyanus Kuntze
subsp. nyikensis Lippert Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=158760
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Frequency
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Local
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Aster harveyanus Kuntze
subsp. nyikensis Lippert Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=158760
- author
- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Worldwide distribution
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(this subspecies) Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Other subspecies are found in Swaziland and South Africa.
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Aster harveyanus Kuntze
subsp. nyikensis Lippert Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=158760
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
