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Vernonia leucocalyx

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Name

Identification
Isotype of Vernonia leucocalyx O.Hoffm. [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 hymenolepis
  • Vernonia bracteosa
  • Vernonia leucocalyx
  • Vernonia calvoana

Flora

Entry for Vernonia calvoana (O. Hoffm.) C. Jeffrey subsp. leucocalyx [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 (O. Hoffm.) C. Jeffrey subsp. leucocalyx [family COMPOSITAE], in K.B. 43: 236 (1988). Type: Tanzania, Njombe District, Kinga Mt, Bulongwa, Goetze 928 (B†, holo., BR!, E!, K!, P!, iso.)
Vernonia leucocalyx O. Hoffm. [family COMPOSITAE], in E.J. 30: 422 (1901); T.T.C.L.: 162 (1949)
Vernonia hymenolepis (O. Hoffm.) Wild subsp. leucocalyx [family COMPOSITAE], in Kirkia 11: 16 (1978), quoad typum
Information
Shrub or woody herb, 2–3 m high. Involucre 13–17 mm long; phyllary-appendages 8.5–10 mm long, 4–8.5 mm wide. Corolla 11.5–13 mm long, white, sometimes tinged with mauve. Pappus 10–11 mm long.
Range
DISTR. T 7 not known elsewhere
Altitude range
1800–2200 m
Distribution
TANZANIA Iringa District Uzungwa Mts, Udekwa, Dec. 1981, Rodgers & Hall 1478!TANZANIA Rungwe District Lake Ngozi [Wentzel-Heckmann], Mar. 1937, St. Clair-Thompson 673! & Kiwira Forest, Apr. 1983, Abdallah 1313!
Notes
Though C.D. Adams in F.W.T.A. ed. 2, 2: 276 (1963) cites V. leucocalyx this taxon does not occur outside East Africa.

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