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Vernonia denudata
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Kalumbila, Enterprise Mine
Oct 2010
Photo: Mike Bingham
Kalumbila, Enterprise Mine
Oct 2010
Photo: Mike Bingham
Isanya coffee farm
Oct 2004
Photo: Mike Bingham
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| Frequency: | Widespread |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
A strongly branching scapose tufted perennial herb, with leaves seldom present with the young capitula. Leaves 1-several arising directly from the rootstock. Scapes several to many, clustered; capitula solitary on unbranched scapes. Phyllaries with a narrow hyaline or purple membranous margin, subacute to tapering acuminate often undulate at the apex. |
| Type location: |
DRC. |
| Notes: | |
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| Habitat: | A pyrophyte of dambos and higher rainfall woodlands |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Sep - Oct |
| Worldwide distribution: | Zambia, D.R. Congo and Tanzania |
| National distribution: | N,W |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,N |
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| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Thursday 21 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) Pages 117 - 119. (Includes a picture). Wild, H. (1978). The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area. 8. Vernonieae (Vernonia). Kirkia 11(1) Pages 106 - 107. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Vernonia denudataBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Vernonia denudata
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Vernonia denudata
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Vernonia denudata
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iNaturalist: Vernonia denudata
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Vernonia denudata
JSTOR Plant Science: Vernonia denudata
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Vernonia denudata
Plants of the World Online: Vernonia denudata
Tropicos: Vernonia denudata
Wikipedia: Vernonia denudata
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