Caputia medley-woodii
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| Senecio medley-woodii Hutch. (1923)
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Senecio medley-woodii is a species of the genus Senecio and family Asteraceae.
Although ingesting it has no medical or health benefits, it is believed that several African slaves brought it with them as good luck charms when they were being transported to the Americas.
References
- ^ International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. 2008-05-27 https://www.ipni.org/n/246289-1.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Senecio medley-woodii record n° 98250". African Plants Database. South African National Biodiversity Institute, the Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and Tela Botanica. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
External links
Media related to Caputia medley-woodii at Wikimedia Commons
- "Species Information: Senecio medley-woodii Hutch". Swaziland's Flora Database. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
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