Senecio hildebrandtii

Botanical Description

Senecio hildebrandtii is an erect, succulent, perennial plant with a stem that becomes more or less woody and persists. It can grow around 30 - 100cm tall, with more or less unbranched, robust stems around 5mm in diameter[ 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 hildebrandtii has a restricted range in central Madagascar where it occupies no more than five locations. Two of its subpopulations are located within the protected areas network. The species experiences continuing decline due to annual wildfire and artisanal mining and forest exploitation. The plant is classified as 'Endangered' 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. ].