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Vernonia primulina

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Name

Identification
Vernonia macrocyanus Hiern [family ASTERACEAE ] (stored under name); Vernonia primulina O.Hoffm. [family ASTERACEAE ]
Related name
  • Vernonia macrocyanus
  • Vernonia gerberiformis
  • Vernonia primulina
Common name
  • saàbúlùn ψán-maátaá (JMD; ZOG) saàbúlùn-maátaá = women’s soap (JMD) toozalin-kuuraa (ZOG) (NIGERIA, HAUSA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1

Flora

Entry for Vernonia macrocyanus O. Hoffm. [family COMPOSITAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 2,
Names
Vernonia macrocyanus O. Hoffm. [family COMPOSITAE], in Bol. Soc. Brot. 13: 20 (1897).
Vernonia primulina [family COMPOSITAE], of ChevBot356, and of F.W.T.A., ed1, 2: 166, not of OHoffm.
Information
A perennial herb with smooth ribbed simple or sparingly branched stems 1-2 ft. high in clumps from a fleshy rhizome and large solitary flower-heads 1 1/2-2 in. across with rich blue or purple florets; in burnt savanna.
Habitat
; in burnt savanna
Distribution
Mali: Bougouni (Apr.) Chev. 681.N. Nig.: Sokoto (Sept.) Ryan 2! Naraguta (Nov.) Lely 695! Ropp, 4,000 ft. (Dec.) Coombe 47! Zaria (Feb.-Mar.) Bunny 8 Ryan 31! Dalz. 363! Onyeagocha FHI 7642![Br.] Cam.: Belel, N. Adamawa (Jan.) Hepper 1629!
Distribution (external)
Uganda
Tanganyika
Angola

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