Flower heads; Afegame, Volta Region, Ghana; 2/2010 © Jörn Germer
Flower head, side view; Afegame, Volta Region, Ghana; 2/2010 © Jörn Germer
Upper and lower surface of leaf; Afegame, Volta Region, Ghana; 2/2010 © Jörn Germer
Habit; Afegame, Volta Region, Ghana; 2/2010 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 2161 Date of entry: 29.01.2014 Last update: 11.01.2020
Kingdom: Plantae (2654)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2567)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2163)
Order: Asterales (223)
Family: Asteraceae (222)(family description)
Genus: Emilia (3)
Epithet: coccinea (Sims) G.Don (7)
coccinea => scarlet
Climate: tropical
Habit: herb
Flower colour: red, orange
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