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. |
Altitude range: (metres) | |
Flowering time: | Oct - May |
Worldwide distribution: | |
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). |