Bidens occidentalis (Hutch. & Dalziel) Mesfin (1985:744)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Microlecane occidentalis Hutch. & Dalziel in Fl. W. Trop. Afr. 2: 143 (1931); Coreopsis occidentalis (Hutch. & Dalziel) C.D.Adams in J. W. African Sci. Assoc. 6: 149 (1961)
Conservation Status
Missing (Couch et al., 2019:12)
Last record: 1954 (Rokni, 2017; Couch et al., 2019:12)
IUCN RedList status: Vulnerable
Distribution
Guinea (& Nigeria?)
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Adams, C. D. (1961). New records of flowering plants in West Africa. Journal of the West African Science Association 6: 149-154.
Adams, C. D. (1963). Compositae. In: F.N. Hepper (ed.), Flora of West Tropical Africa, vol. 2, pp. 225-297. Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations, London.
Couch, Charlotte, Cheek, Martin, Haba, Pépé M., Molmou, Denise, Williams, Jenny, Magassouba, Sékou, Doumbouya, Saïdou and Diallo, Muhammad Yaya. (2019). Threatened habitats and Important Plant Areas (TIPAs) of Guinea, west Africa. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, et al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.
Rokni, S. (2017). Bidens occidentalis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T100440745A100441202. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T100440745A100441202.en. Accessed on 07 April 2024.
Roskov Y. et al. (eds.). (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
Tadesse, Mesfin. (1993). An account of Bidens (Compositae: Heliantheae) for Africa. Kew Bulletin 48(3): 483.
Tadesse, Mesfin. (1985). Microlecane (Sch. Bip.) Benth.: a congener of Bidens (Compositae - Heliantheae). Nordic Journal of Botany 4(6): 737-746.