Biology:Cabobanthus bullulatus

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Short description: Species of plant in the family Asteraceae

Cabobanthus bullulatus
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Cabobanthus
Species:
C. bullulatus
Binomial name
Cabobanthus bullulatus
(S.Moore) H.Rob.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Vernonia bullulata S.Moore
  • P.A.Duvign. & Hotyat Vernonia kwangolana

Cabobanthus bullulatus is a plant in the family Asteraceae, native to tropical Africa.

Description

Cabobanthus bullulatus grows as a herb, measuring up to 1 metre (3 ft) tall, occasionally to 2 m (7 ft). The almost sessile leaves are oblong to oblanceolate and measure up to 11 cm (4 in) long. The capitula feature about 10 mauve florets. The fruits are achenes.[2]

Distribution and habitat

Cabobanthus bullulatus is native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola and Zambia.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Cabobanthus bullulatus". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1010893-1. Retrieved 29 September 2020. 
  2. G. V. Pope (1992). Compositae, Tribes Mutisieae, Cardueae, Vernonieae, Lactuceae, Arctotideae. Flora Zambesiaca. 6 (Part 1). ISBN 9780947643492. 

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