Vernonia karaguensis Oliv. [family COMPOSITAE], in Trans. Linn. Soc., London 29: 91 (1873) & in F.T.A. 3: 280 (1877); Maquet in Fl. Rwanda 3: 558 (1985); C. Jeffrey in K.B. 43: 221 (1988); G.V. Pope in F.Z. 6: 103 (1992); U.K.W.F. ed. 2: 203, t. 82 (1994); Kalanda & Lisowski in Fragm. Flor. Geobot. 40 (2): 659 (1995). Type: Tanzania, Bukoba District, Karagwe, Grant (K!, holo.)
Vernonia cistifolia O. Hoffm. [family COMPOSITAE], in P.O.A. C: 404 (1895); T.T.C.L.: 163 (1949); Brenan in Mem. N.Y. Bot. Gard. 8: 459 (1954); C.D. Adams in F.W.T.A. ed. 2, 2: 282 (1963); Wild in Kirkia 11: 50 (1978). Syntypes: Tanzania, Lushoto/Pare District, Usambara, Holst 626 (B†, Syn.) & 657 (B†, Syn.); Malawi, Buchanan 588 (K!, Syn.)
Vernonia cistifolia O. Hoffm. var. rosea [family COMPOSITAE], in P.O.A. C: 404 (1895); S. Moore in J.L.S. 40: 105 (1911); T.T.C.L.: 163 (1949), nom. invalid. Syntypes: as for V. cistifolia
Vernonia cistifolia O. Hoffm. var. pallens [family COMPOSITAE], in P.O.A. C: 404 (1895); T.T.C.L.: 163 (1949). Type: Tanzania, Lushoto/Pare District, Usambara, Holst 668 (B†, holo.)
?Vernonia johannis O. Hoffm. [family ], in P.O.A. C: 405 (1895). Type: Tanzania, Pare District, Ugweno [Ugueno], Ngovi, Volkens 467 (B†, holo.)
Vernonia elliotii S. Moore [family COMPOSITAE], in J.L.S. 35: 315 (1902). Type: Kenya, Mau, Scott Elliot 6920 (BM!, holo., K!, iso.)
Vernonia bothrioclinoides C. H. Wright [family COMPOSITAE], in K.B. 1906: 108 (1906). Syntypes: Malawi, Namasi, Cameron 40 (K!, Syn.) & Mt Chiradzulu, Whyte (K!, Syn.)
Vernonia pilgeriana Muschl. [family COMPOSITAE], in E.J. 46: 78 (1911). Type: Tanzania, Arusha District, Engare Olmotoni [Ngare Olmotony], Uhlig 208 (B†, holo.)
Vernonia campanea S. Moore [family COMPOSITAE], in J.B. 54: 251 (1916); F.P.U.: 183, fig. 124 (1962). Type: Uganda, Mengo District, 160 km NW of Kampala, Brown in Dummer 2652 (BM!, holo., K!, iso.)
Vernonia melanocrophylla Cufod. [family COMPOSITAE], in Nuov. Giorn. Bot. Ital. n. s. 50: 102 (1943). Syntypes: Ethiopia, El Banno & El Dire, Corradi 1805, 1806, 2035, 2036, 2057, 2058, 2117 (all FT!, Syn.)
Vernonia cistifolia (C. H. Wright) Brenan var. bothrioclinoides [family COMPOSITAE], in Mem. N.Y. Bot. Gard. 8: 460 (1954)
Orbivestus karaguensis (Oliv.) H. Rob. [family COMPOSITAE], in Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 112: 231 (1999)