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Vernonia adolfi-friderici

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Identification
Vernonia adolfi-friderici Muschl. [family ASTERACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet, Vernonia calvoana (Hook.f.) Hook.f. [family ASTERACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet,
Related name
  • Vernonia adolfi-friderici
  • Vernonia calvoana

Flora

Entry for Vernonia calvoana (Muschl.) C. Jeffrey subsp. adolfi-friderici [family COMPOSITAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical East Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical East Africa, Part 1, page 1, (2000) Author: H. J. Beentje, M.Sc., Ph.D., F.L.S.
Names
Vernonia calvoana (Muschl.) C. Jeffrey subsp. adolfi-friderici [family COMPOSITAE], in K.B. 43: 236 (1988); Kalanda & Lisowski in Fragm. Flor. Geobot. 40 (2): 586 (1995). Syntypes: Congo (Kinshasa), Karisimbi, Mildbraed 1610 (BR!, syn.), Sabinyo, Mildbraed 1713 (B†, syn.)
Vernonia adolfi-friderici Muschl. [family COMPOSITAE], in E.J. 46: 68 (1911); Maquet in Fl. Rwanda 3: 554 (1985)
Information
Shrub or small tree 1.5–6 m high. Leaves with the ribs purple above. Involucre 20–26 mm long; phyllary-appendages 13–18.5 mm long, 4.5–8 mm wide. Corolla 13–16.5 mm long, purple or pale purple. Pappus 11.5–13.5 mm long.
Range
DISTR. U 2 Congo (Kinshasa), Rwanda; endemic to Virunga Mts
Altitude range
2300–3600 m
Distribution
UGANDA Kigezi District Gahinga [Mgahinga], Dec. 1930, Burtt 2831! & Muhavura-Gahinga [Mgahinga] Saddle, Sep. 1946, Purseglove 2194! & Gahinga [Mgahinga], Apr. 1970, Katende 181!

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