| Crassocephalum vitellinum | |
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| Crassocephalum vitellinum in Nyungwe National Park in Rwanda | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Crassocephalum |
| Species: | C. vitellinum |
| Binomial name | |
| Crassocephalum vitellinum (Benth.) S.Moore | |
Crassocephalum vitellinum is a flowering herb from Africa.
Bioko, Burundi, Cameroon, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaire. [1]
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