Asteraceae FAMILY Endangered

Crassocephalum splendens

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Crassocephalum splendens is a perennial plant growing around 120 - 150cm tall[ 610 Title Flora of Tropical East Africa Publication Author Beentje H.J. Website http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=396814 Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 2002 ISBN Description Available on-line, a modern flora of East Africa. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. Crassocephalum splendens has a very restricted range. It is found in three protected areas, but is not known from ex situ collections. Its range is also severely fragmented. Forest encroachment for agriculture (potato farms) poses an additional threat to this species, causing a continuing decline in the extent and quality of available habitat. The plant is classified as 'Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2020)[ 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 RangeEast tropical Africa - Tanzania

HabitatEvergreen forest margins and clearings, also in disturbed forests; at elevations from 2,000 - 2,100 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. ].