Asteraceae FAMILY Least Concern

Senecio vaingaindrani

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Senecio vaingaindrani is an erect, perennial plant with spasely branched stems that become more or less woody and persist; it can grow 80 - 300cm tall[ 455 Title Flore de Madagascar et des Comores Publication Author Humbert H. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris Year 1946 - 1984 ISBN Description Written in French, an excellent flora of the area though it has not been completed. Available for download from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. Senecio vaingaindrani is a widespread species with several secure subpopulations within protected areas. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2018)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - Madagascar

HabitatHumid and subhumid forests, mostly in open areas, natural clearing and forest margins; at elevations up to 2,000 metres[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].