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Vernonia melleri
melleri
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Photo: Mark Hyde
Just to the north of Hippo Pools
Photo: Mark Hyde
Just to the north of Hippo Pools
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| Synonyms: |
Linzia melleri (Oliv. & Hiern) H. Rob. Vernonia scabrifolia var. amplifolia O. Hoffm. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect perennial herb with annual stems, simple or sparsely branches, up to 1.5 m tall, growing from a woody rootstock, crowned with hairs. Leaves obovate or narrowly oblanceolate up to 19 cm long, often mucronate at the apex, roughly pubescent on both sides, venation prominent below; margin almost entire or with widely spaced teeth. Capitula 4-21, terminal. Involucral bracts numerous, green to purplish, drying straw-coloured. Florets bright blue to purplish. |
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| Habitat: | In woodland and grassland. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Zambia, Angola, D.R. Congo, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Saturday 4 July 2009 |
| 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 111. 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. Pope, G.V. (1992). Compositae Flora Zambesiaca 6(1) Pages 90 - 92. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 39. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 60. |
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External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Vernonia melleriBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Vernonia melleri
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Vernonia melleri
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Vernonia melleri
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iNaturalist: Vernonia melleri
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Vernonia melleri
JSTOR Plant Science: Vernonia melleri
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Vernonia melleri
Plants of the World Online: Vernonia melleri
Tropicos: Vernonia melleri
Wikipedia: Vernonia melleri
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