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Vernonia suprafastigiata
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Degraded miombo woodland
Mumbwa District, Nalusanga
Aug 1992
Photo: Mike Bingham
Nachitete River
Aug 1992
Photo: Mike Bingham
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| Synonyms: |
Vernonia brachylaenoides S. Moore |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
A shrub up to 4 m. tall, usually leafless at flowering time. The capitula are usually borne on numerous, abbreviated, lateral shoots arising in leaf axils of the previous season’s growth. They also occur more laxly arranged in large ± diffuse panicles of the current season’s growth. Achenes hispid, glandular; florets 9-17 per capitulum; florets purple or mauve – compare V. glaberrima. |
| Type location: |
DRC |
| Notes: | leaves on thick branchlets; Key: Achenes hispid, glandular; florets 9-17 per capitulum; florets purple or mauve – see V.glaberrima |
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| Habitat: | Woodlands, often on rocky hillsides. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Zambia, Angola, D. R. Congo, Tanzania, Malawi, Zimbabwe |
| National distribution: | B,N,W,C,E,S |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,Cb,N,Mc,E,C,Lk,S,W |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Friday 29 July 2016 |
| Literature: |
Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 180 - 181. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 112. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 277. As Vernonia brachylaenoides Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 29. 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) Pages 84 - 86. (Includes a picture). |
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