Bothriocline longipes

Names and Synonyms

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Bothriocline tomentosa
• Erlangea squarrosula
• Bothriocline eupatorioides
• Bothriocline schimperi var. longipes
• Bothriocline schimperi var. tomentosa
• Erlangea eupatorioides
• Erlangea tomentosa var. acuta
• Erlangea longipes
• Erlangea pubescens
• Erlangea spissa
• Erlangea tomentosa

Sources: Wikidata

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta, falling under the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae. Within the order Asterales, it is classified under the family Asteraceae. Specifically, its taxonomic identity is defined by the genus Bothriocline, with the species name longipes.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant, Bothriocline longipes, exhibits a specific geographical distribution across several regions of the African continent. Within West-Central Tropical Africa, it can be found in the countries of Burundi, Gabon, Rwanda, and the DR Congo. Furthermore, its presence extends into the East Tropical Africa region. Specifically, the species has been documented within the borders of Kenya. These locations highlight the plant's concentration within diverse tropical environments across both the western and eastern parts of the continent.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Botanical Identification

Life history

The life history of Bothriocline longipes is characterized by its classification as a therophyte, meaning it completes its entire life cycle within a single growing season. As a seasonal annual, it survives unfavorable environmental conditions by existing as a dormant seed, emerging only when moisture and temperature levels become optimal for growth. Throughout its rapid developmental stage, the plant exhibits a life form consistent with the therophyte strategy, bypassing the need for permanent above-ground or below-ground vegetative structures like rhizomes or woody stems. This ephemeral lifecycle allows the species to exploit transient resources efficiently, focusing its energy on quick vegetative establishment followed by rapid flowering and prolific seed production before the onset of seasonal stress.

Life form :

therophyte

Morphology

The morphology of Bothriocline longipes is characterized by its growth form as a non-woody herb, specifically classified as a forb. The plant is primarily terrestrial in its habitat, lacking aquatic or semiaquatic tendencies, and it functions as an independent organism rather than a parasite. In terms of its structural habit, it is a self-supporting species, meaning it does not exhibit the climbing or vining characteristics of a liana. As a terrestrial plant, it does not grow as an epiphyte, maintaining its own distinct presence in the soil substrate.

Aquatic :

terrestrial

Climber :

self-supporting

Epiphyte :

terrestrial

Growth form :

herb

Parasite :

independent

Woodiness :

non-woody

Reproduction

The reproduction of Bothriocline longipes is characterized by the production of specialized fruit and seed structures designed for efficient propagation. The plant produces fruit classified as an achene, which is notably indehiscent, meaning the fruit does not split open at maturity to release its contents. The seeds contained within are quite small and uniform in size, with a recorded seed mass of 3e-04 g, a value that remains consistent across its minimum, mean, and maximum measurements. For dispersal, the species utilizes an anemochorous syndrome, relying on wind currents to transport its lightweight reproductive units to new locations.

Dehiscence :

indehiscent

Dispersal syndrome :

anemochorous

Fruit type :

achene

Seed mass mean:

3e-04 g

Sources: Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT)

Activities

Bothriocline longipes has 2 reported activities identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antibacterial, Antioxidant.

Antibacterial

1. Tropical medicine and health

Antioxidant

1. Tropical medicine and health

Preparations

Bothriocline longipes has 5 reported preparations identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported preparations include dichloromethane extract, distilled water extract, ethyl acetate extract, hexane extract, methanol extract.

Dichloromethane extract

1. Tropical medicine and health

Distilled water extract

1. Tropical medicine and health

Ethyl acetate extract

1. Tropical medicine and health

Hexane extract

1. Tropical medicine and health

Methanol extract

1. Tropical medicine and health