Erythrocephalum longifolium Benth. ex Oliv. belongs to the Asteraceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Erythrocephalum longifolium, RGereau7050--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Utengule Coffee Lodge. 26 Jan 08. 054.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Erythrocephalum
Specific Epithet
longifolium
Authorship
Benth. ex Oliv.
Scientific Name ID
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Location
Tanzania, Mbeya, Mbeya
-8.827500, 33.263889
Location Remarks
Pungaluma Hills, NE of Mshewe Village, above Utengule Coffee Estate factory in miombo woodland on W-facing slope. 1550 m elev.
Collectors
Roy E. Gereau, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Frequent. Ray corollas pink outside, bright red inside; disk corollas dark red. Abundant "metallic" beetles.
