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Vernonia polysphaera
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Mabumba, Deriam
May 1990
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Hillside. Protea savanna
Mpika
Jun 1995
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Kalumbila Copper Mine prospect
Apr 2012
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Mutinondo Wilderness Area
Apr 2012
Photo: Lari Merrett
Mutinondo Wilderness Area
Apr 2012
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Kalumbila mining concession
Apr 2016
Photo: Mike Bingham
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| Synonyms: |
Cabobanthus polysphaerus (Baker) H. Rob. (1999) Vernonia homblei De Wild. (1914) |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Widespread |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial herb, erect, 45─120 cm. Stems annual. Leaves subsessile, concolorous, margin serrate to remotely subserrate, glabrous or nearly so. Capitula subsessile in clusters of (1)3-8, capitula-clusters numerous, sessile in the axils of upper stem and branch-leaves. |
| Type location: |
Malawi |
| Notes: | Conservation Status: Widespread, Not threatened, Least concern. |
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| Habitat: | Miombo woodland and wooded grassland. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Zambia, D.R. Congo, Tanzania & Malawi |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | N,W,C |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,Cb,Lp,N,Mc,C |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Friday 29 July 2016 |
| Literature: |
Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Pope, G.V. (1992). Compositae Flora Zambesiaca 6(1) Page 121. Wild, H. (1978). The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area. 8. Vernonieae (Vernonia). Kirkia 11(1) Page 117. |
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