Dendrosenecio battiscombei
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Dendrosenecio battiscombei (synonym Senecio battiscombei) is one of the giant groundsels that lives on the slopes of Mount Kenya
and the Aberdare Range
. Like Dendrosenecio adnivalis
on the Ruwenzori Mountains and the Virunga Mountains
, Dendrosenecio battiscombei grows in the lower wetter areas of the Afro-Alpine zone.
Mount Kenya
Mount Kenya is the highest mountain in Kenya and the second-highest in Africa, after Kilimanjaro. The highest peaks of the mountain are Batian , Nelion and Point Lenana . Mount Kenya is located in central Kenya, just south of the equator, around north-northeast of the capital Nairobi...
and the Aberdare Range
Aberdare Range
The Aberdare Range is a 160 km long mountain range of upland, north of Kenya's capital Nairobi with an average elevation of . It is located in west central Kenya, northeast of Naivasha and Gilgil and just south of the Equator...
. Like Dendrosenecio adnivalis
Dendrosenecio adnivalis
Dendrosenecio adnivalis is one of the giant groundsels of the mountains of Eastern Africa. D. adnivalis grows on the Ruwenzori Mountainsand on the Virunga Mountainsin Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo....
on the Ruwenzori Mountains and the Virunga Mountains
Virunga Mountains
The Virunga Mountains are a chain of volcanoes in East Africa, along the northern border of Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The mountain range is a branch of the Albertine Rift, a part of the Great Rift Valley. They are located between Lake Edward and Lake Kivu...
, Dendrosenecio battiscombei grows in the lower wetter areas of the Afro-Alpine zone.
Infraspecific name synonymy
- Dendrosenecio battiscombei (R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) E.B.Knox
- Dendrosenecio johnstonii (Oliv.) B.Nord. subsp. battiscombei (R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) B.Nord.
- Senecio aberdaricus R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.
- Senecio battiscombei R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.
- Senecio johnstonii Oliv. var. battiscombei (R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) Mabb.