Brenandendron frondosum

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Brenandendron frondosum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Brenandendron
Species:
B. frondosum
Binomial name
Brenandendron frondosum
Synonyms [1]
  • Cacalia frondosa Kuntze
  • Vernonia frondosa Oliv. & Hiern

Brenandendron frondosum is a plant in the family Asteraceae, native to tropical Africa.

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Description

Brenandendron frondosum (also known as Vernonia frondosa) of the Composite, or Daisy Family (Compositae, or Asteraceae), grows as a shrub or small tree, measuring up to 20 feet (6 m) tall, with a trunk girth of about 1 ft (0.3 m). The sessile leaves measure up to 3 ft (1 m) long and twenty inches (51 centimeters in width. [2] Inflorescences feature purple flowers. [3]

Distribution and habitat

Brenandendron frondosum is native to Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Cameroon. [1] Its habitat is in forest clearings. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Brenandendron frondosum". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  2. <anonymous> (<not stated>). "Entry for Vernona frondosa. Oliver and heim [family Compositae]" . Retrieved March 24, 2010.{{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. 1 2 J. Hutchinson (1963). Flora of West Tropical Africa. Vol. 2 via Plants of the World Online.