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Brachylaena
Brachylaena is a genus of flowering plants in the aster, or composite, family Asteraceae or Compositae. Several are endemic to Madagascar, and the others are distributed in mainland Africa, especially the southern regions.
These are trees and shrubs with alternately arranged leaves. One of these, Brachylaena merana of Madagascar, is the tallest of all composites ('daisy trees") at up to 40 m (130 ft), and Brachylaena huillensis of East Africa is of similar height (but see also Strobocalyx arborea). They are dioecious, with male and female flowers occurring on separate individuals. The flower heads are somewhat disc-shaped. Heads with female flowers are larger and produce larger pappi.
Coast Silver Oak · Brachylaena elliptica · Forest Oak · Lowveld Silver Oak · Small Bitterleaf · Brachylaena merana · Brachylaena microphylla · Cape Silver Oak · Brachylaena perrieri · Brachylaena ramiflora · Brachylaena rotundata · Brachylaena stellulifera
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