Erlangea alternifolia
| Erlangea alternifolia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Erlangea |
| Species: | E. alternifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Erlangea alternifolia (O.Hoffm.) S.Moore
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| Synonyms | |
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Bothriocline alternifolia O.Hoffm. | |
Erlangea alternifolia is an annual herb within the family Asteraceae. It occurs in Tanzania and Kenya.
Description
An annual herb, it grows up to 180 cm, with a variability between 23-180 cm in height. Leaves are elliptic to obovate in outline and the apex is obtuse to rounded, base is cuneate or attenuate.[1] Inflorescence is capitulum with a cyme that is terminal and corymbiform like, a receptacle that is concave in outline, and phyllaries that are narrowly ovate, up to 8 mm long.[1] Flowers: corolla is purple colored, lobes range is between 2.3-2.5 mm long, the corolla has multicellular purple like hairs at the apex.[1][2]