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Vernonia wildii

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Name

Identification
Isotype of Vernonia wildii Merxm. [family ASTERACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet, Vernonia bainesii Oliv. & Hiern [family ASTERACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet,
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Flora

Entry for Vernonia bainesii subsp. wildii Merxm. Wild [family COMPOSITAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Zambesiaca
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
FZ, Vol 6, Part 1, (1992) Author: G. V. Pope
Names
Vernonia bainesii subsp. wildii Merxm. Wild [family COMPOSITAE], in Kirkia 11: 1; 54 (1978). Type: Zimbabwe, Marondera (Marandellas), Dehn 248 (BR; M, holotype; SRGH).
Vernonia wildii Merxm. [family COMPOSITAE], in Trans. Rhod. Sci. Ass. 43: 72 (1951). Type as above.
Information
Leaves narrowly elliptic, 10–25 x 2–7 mm., margins not markedly revolute. Phyllaries coriaceous, rounded to obtuse mucronate. Otherwise similar to subsp. bainesii.
Habitat
Grassland, on granite sands or serpentine soils. Also in Brachystegia speciformis woodland. Usually occurring in somewhat lower rainfall areas than subsp. bainesii.
Range
Not known outside Zimbabwe
Distribution
Zimbabwe E Nyanga (Inyanga), 23.iii.1966, Simon 760 (K; SRGH).Zimbabwe C Rusape, 9.ii.1931, Norlindh & Weimarck 4947 (LD).Zimbabwe N Gt. Dyke, E. end of Vanad Pass, 6.viii.1974, Wild 7969 (K; SRGH).

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