Crassocephalum rubens
Yoruban Bologi
Also known as: Crassocephalum cernuum (L.fil.) Moench +7 more
- Crassocephalum cernuum (L.fil.) Moench
- Cremocephalum cernuum (L.fil.) Cass.
- Gynura cernua (L.fil.) Benth.
- Gynura rubens (Juss. ex Jacq.) Muschl.
- Gynura rubens (Juss. ex Jacq.) Roberty
- Senecio cernuus L.fil.
- Senecio guineensis Sch.Bip.
- Senecio rubens Juss. ex Jacq.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Asteraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Originating in Africa and Temperate Asia, Crassocephalum rubens (commonly known as Yoruban Bologi) is an annual belonging to the Asteraceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, East Tropical Africa, Macaronesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Réunion, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Assam, China South-Central, Myanmar, Thailand
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms