Gynura scandens
Also known as: Crassocephalum auriforme S.Moore +18 more
- Crassocephalum auriforme S.Moore
- Crassocephalum auriformis S.Moore, 1905
- Crassocephalum ruwenzoriense S.Moore
- Crassocephalum ruwenzoriensis S.Moore, 1903
- Crassocephalum scandens (O.Hoffm.) Hiern
- Gynura auriformis (S.Moore) S.Moore
- Gynura brownii S.Moore
- Gynura ruwenzoriensis (S.Moore) S.Moore
- Gynura taylorii S.Moore
- Senecio agathionanthes Muschl.
- Senecio rutshuruensis De Wild.
- Senecio rutshuruensis DeWild.
- Senecio seretii De Wild.
- Senecio seretii DeWild.
- Senecio seretii var. divergentiramus De Wild.
- Senecio subalatipetiolatus De Wild.
- Senecio subalatipetiolatus DeWild.
- Senecio variostipellatus De Wild.
- Senecio variostipellatus DeWild.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Asteraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a liana.
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Found natively in Africa, Gynura scandens is a climbing plant belonging to the Asteraceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Cameroon, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre