Vernonia arborea

Vernonia arborea is a species of medium-sized flowering plant in the aster family that is found in Western Ghats of India and Sri Lanka.[2] It is used as a fungicide.[3]

Vernonia arborea
Leaves and flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Vernonia
Species:
V. arborea
Binomial name
Vernonia arborea
Buch.-Ham.
Synonyms[1]
  • Conyza acuminata Wall. [Invalid]
  • Flustula tomentosa Raf. [Illegitimate]
  • Gymnanthemum acuminatum Steetz
  • Leucomeris glabra Blume ex DC. [Invalid]
  • Leucomeris javanica Blume ex DC. [Invalid]
  • Vernonia arborea var. arborea
  • Vernonia arborea var. blumeana (DC.) Koord. & Valeton
  • Vernonia arborea var. glabra Koord. & Valeton
  • Vernonia blumeana DC
  • Vernonia florescens Elmer
  • Vernonia urdanetense Elmer
  • Vernonia vaniotii H.Lév.
  • Vernonia wallichii Ridl.

References
  1. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/gcc-12592%5B%5D
  2. http://www.biotik.org/india/species/v/vernarbo/vernarbo_en.html%5B%5D
  3. Krishna Kumari, G; Masilamani, S; Ganesh, M. R.; Aravind, S; Sridhar, S. R. (2003). "Zaluzanin D: A fungistatic sesquiterpene from Vernonia arborea". Fitoterapia. 74 (5): 479–82. doi:10.1016/S0367-326X(03)00054-6. PMID 12837366.


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