Vernonia schweinfurthii
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.
| Vernonia schweinfurthii | |
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Scientific 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 | |
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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
- "Vernonia schweinfurthii Oliv. & Hiern | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
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