Vernonia adoensis Sch. Bip. ex Walp.[Agg]
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Mukuvisi Woodland, office area
Photo: Bart Wursten
Mukuvisi Woodland, office area
Photo: Bart Wursten
Cleveland Dam, Harare
Photo: David Gwynne-Evans
Lower slopes Mt Mabu
Photo: David Gwynne-Evans
Lower slopes Mt Mabu
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along track from rangerpost to old Urema river crossing
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along track from rangerpost to old Urema river crossing
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along track from rangerpost to old Urema river crossing
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along track from rangerpost to old Urema river crossing
Photo: Mark Hyde
Halford Road, by Greystone Park Nature Reserve
Photo: Bart Wursten
Bela Vista Hotel site, northwestern Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Mark Hyde
Picnic area, Haka Game Park, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
Picnic area, Haka Game Park, Harare
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Synonyms:
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Baccharoides adoensis (Sch. Bip. ex Walp.) H. Rob. Vernonia integra S. Moore
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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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:
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adoensis: from Aden, Arabia |
Habitat:
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In miombo woodland and wooded grassland, often near streams. |
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Flowering time: | Oct - May |
Worldwide distribution:
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Mozambique distribution:
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N,Z,T,MS,M |
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Endemic status:
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Insects associated with this species:
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Content last updated: |
Friday 20 July 2012 |
Literature:
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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.
Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 41. (Includes a picture).
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-24
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2024).
Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Vernonia adoensis. https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=164380, retrieved 1 November 2024
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