Vernonia filipendula
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Kanyanja dambo
Apr 1996
Photo: Mike Bingham
Lusaka SE 22km, Kapuka farm
Mar 1993
Photo: Mike Bingham
Solwezi, Jivundu
Feb 1995
Photo: D.K.Harder
Lusaka SE 13km., Protea Hill Farm
Mar 1993
Photo: Mike Bingham
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Baccharoides filipendula (Hiern) Isawumi, El-Ghazaly & B.Nord. Vernonia graciliflora De Wild. Vernonia lancibracteata S. Moore Vernonia rigidifolia Hiern |
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A stiffly erect perennial herb, 25-100 cm tall from a small woody rootstock; roots with tuberous swellings. Stems annual, 1-several, simple or sparsely branched above |
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Angola |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Zambia, Angola, D. R. Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe |
| FZ divisions: | N,T |
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| Literature: |
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. 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 128 - 129. (Includes a picture). Wild, H. (1978). The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area. 8. Vernonieae (Vernonia). Kirkia 11(1) Pages 114 - 115. |
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