Biology:Vernonia schweinfurthii

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Vernonia schweinfurthii
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Vernonia
Species:
V. schweinfurthii
Binomial name
Vernonia schweinfurthii
Oliv. & Hiern
Synonyms
  • O.Hoffm. Kuntze
  • Vernonia asterifolia Cacalia schweinfurthii
  • Baker Vernonia katangensis

Vernonia schweinfurthii is a species of plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Ivory Coast, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Zambia.[1] One subspecies is recognized: Vernonia schweinfurthii var. bukamaensis.

The herb grows from 6 to 30 centimeter with a tall woody rootstock. Its leaves are linear and elliptic to oblong elliptic, and sizes from 05 to 0.8 centimeters. Its corolla are mauve or purple and stretches from 5 to 11 mm.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15569358 entry