Vernonia adoensis [Agg]
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Mukuvisi Woodland, office area
Photo: Bart Wursten
Mukuvisi Woodland, office area
Photo: Mark Hyde
Picnic area, Haka Game Park, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
Picnic area, Haka Game Park, Harare
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| Synonyms: |
Baccharoides adoensis (Sch. Bip. ex Walp.) H. Rob. Vernonia integra S. Moore |
| Common names: | Musikavakadzi (Shona) |
| Frequency: | Common |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Herbaceous or soft-wooded shrub. Leaves broadly lanceolate to oblong-elliptic; margins strongly undulate and serrate with sharp teeth. Capitula solitary along the branches. Florets mostly tubular, white, sometimes tinged with mauve. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | adoensis: from Aden, Arabia |
| Habitat: | In miombo woodland and wooded grassland, often near streams. |
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| Flowering time: | Oct - May |
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| FZ divisions: | N,W,C,E,S |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Sunday 24 July 2016 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 109. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 60. Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 41. (Includes a picture). |
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