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Vernonia subaphylla
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Red loam over dolomite
Nachitete River
Jan 1993
Photo: Mike Bingham
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| Frequency: | Widespread |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
A scapose perennial herb, 25-60 cm. tall from an enlarged woody rootstock.Leaves appearing with, or sometimes after the flowers, mostly 4-8 basal, rarely a few cauline; lower leaves eventually up to c. 25 x 2.5 cm., linear-oblanceolate to narrowly oblong-oblanceolate, subacute athe apex and tapering to an attenuate very narrowly winged midrib. Scapes annual, greenish, usually solitary. Capitula solitary and terminal on the branches. |
| Type location: |
Zambia, Mweru, Kalungwishi |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Nigeria, Cameroon, Zambia, Angola, D.R. Congo, Tanzania, Malawi |
| National distribution: | N,W,C,S |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Lp,N,Lk |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Thursday 7 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 118 - 119. (Includes a picture). |
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EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Vernonia subaphylla
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JSTOR Plant Science: Vernonia subaphylla
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Vernonia subaphylla
Plants of the World Online: Vernonia subaphylla
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