Blepharispermum is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae.[1][2] They are distributed in Africa, Madagascar, the Arabian Peninsula, India, and Sri Lanka.[3]
These are shrubs and small trees. The leaf blades are sometimes borne on petioles, which may have spines. The flower head contains 2 female disc florets and 2 to 4 male disc florets. The latter are whitish, greenish, or yellowish. The fruit is a rough-edged cypsela with a pappus.[3]
Blepharispermum is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae. They are distributed in Africa, Madagascar, the Arabian Peninsula, India, and Sri Lanka.
These are shrubs and small trees. The leaf blades are sometimes borne on petioles, which may have spines. The flower head contains 2 female disc florets and 2 to 4 male disc florets. The latter are whitish, greenish, or yellowish. The fruit is a rough-edged cypsela with a pappus.
Species Blepharispermum arcuatum - Tanzania, Madagascar Blepharispermum brachycarphum - Tanzania, Mozambique Blepharispermum canescens - Tanzania Blepharispermum ellenbeckii - Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan, Kenya Blepharispermum fruticosum - Ethiopia, Somalia Blepharispermum hirtum - Yemen, Oman Blepharispermum minus - Kenya Blepharispermum obovatum - Ethiopia Blepharispermum petiolare - Sri Lanka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu Blepharispermum pubescens - Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Zaire Blepharispermum spinulosum - Ivory Coast, Zaire Blepharispermum subsessile - Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh Blepharispermum villosum - Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya Blepharispermum xerothamnum - Tanzania Blepharispermum yemense - Yemen Blepharispermum zanguebaricum - Kenya
