Baagøe (1974) describes the distribution of the genus Guizotia in Africa. The distribution
of Guizotia species in Africa as presented in the distribution map by Hiremath
and Murthy (1988), in contrast to that reported by Baagøe (1974), is incorrect. In
Africa, G. abyssinica is largely found in the Ethiopian highlands, particularly west of
the Rift Valley (Fig. 2). Niger is also found in some areas in Sudan, Uganda, Zaire,
Tanzania, Malawi and Zimbabwe, and the West Indies, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan
and India (Weiss 1983).