| Vernonia verrucosa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Vernonia |
| Species: | V. verrucosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Vernonia verrucosa Klatt | |
| Synonyms | |
Vernonia chlorolepisS.Moore | |
Vernonia verrucosa is a species of plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Angola and Zambia. [1] It can grow up to 75 cm with stems, usually purple that are uniformly leafy, glabrous.
Vernonia is a genus of about 350 species of forbs and shrubs in the family Asteraceae. Some species are known as ironweed. Some species are edible and of economic value. They are known for having intense purple flowers. The genus is named for the English botanist William Vernon. There have been numerous distinct subgenera and subsections named in this genus, and some botanists have divided the genus into several distinct genera. For instance, the Flora of North America recognizes only about twenty species in Vernoniasensu stricto, seventeen of which are in North America north of Mexico, with the others being found in South America.
Vernonia cockburniana is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family. It is endemic to Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
Rafflesia verrucosa was first identified and characterized during a small mammal survey of Mt. Kampalili in eastern Mindanao in 2010. R. verrucosa is the tenth species of Rafflesia found in the Philippines. Rafflesia species have rare and unusual flowers known for their large size and pungent smell. Some plant enthusiasts like Frits W. Went have gone to extreme measures to see these plants in bloom. Went detailed his search for Rafflesia saying,
"I had heard, when I was in Java many years ago, that Rafflesia were to be found on an offshore island named Nusah Kembangan. This was in 1929, when it was a penal colony for major criminals. My driver on this occasion was a convicted murderer, and my guide was serving time for cannibalism."
Vernonia djalonensis is a critically endangered species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the West African country of Guinea.
Vernonia acaulis is a species of perennial plant from family Asteraceae. It is native to the U.S.A.
Vernonia actaea is a species of perennial plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to Sulawesi.
Vernonia alleizettei is a species of flowering plant in the aster family, Asteraceae. It is endemic to Madagascar.
Vernonia ampandrandavensis is a species of perennial plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to Madagascar.
Vernonia andapensis is a species of perennial plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to Madagascar.
Vernonia aosteana is a species of perennial plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Zimbabwe.
Vernonia beddomei is a species of perennial plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to India.
Vernonia brazzavillensis is a species of perennial plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to The Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Vernonia colorata is a species of plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to tropical and southern Africa.
Vernonia flaccidifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Georgia, Tennessee, and Alabama.
Vernonia schweinfurthii is a species of plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Ivory Coast, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Zambia. One subspecies is recognized: Vernonia schweinfurthii var. bukamaensis.
Vernonia sechellensis was a species of plant in the daisy family Asteraceae. It has not been seen since its original discovery on the island of Mahé in 1874. It was endemic to the Seychelles.
Vernonia dewildemania is a species of plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Vernonia angustifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to the southeastern United States. It was first described by André Michaux in 1803.
Acilepis ornata is a species of plant and native to India. The species was first described by William Alexander Talbot in 1898 as Vernonia ornata.