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Vernonia schweinfurthii

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Species of flowering plant

Vernonia schweinfurthii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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
  • Cacalia schweinfurthii Kuntze
  • Vernonia asterifolia Baker
  • Vernonia katangensis O.Hoffm.

Vernonia schweinfurthii is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Ivory Coast, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Zambia. 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

  1. "Vernonia schweinfurthii Oliv. & Hiern". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
  2. "Vernonia schweinfurthii Oliv. & Hiern | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
Taxon identifiers
Vernonia schweinfurthii
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