Vernonia bellinghamii S. Moore

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Vernonia bellinghamii

Picture: Mark Hyde
Near lodges, Lasting Impressions, Kadoma

Vernonia bellinghamii

Picture: Mark Hyde
Near lodges, Lasting Impressions, Kadoma

Vernonia bellinghamii

Picture: Mark Hyde
Near lodges, Lasting Impressions, Kadoma

Vernonia bellinghamii

Picture: Mark Hyde
Near lodges, Lasting Impressions, Kadoma

Vernonia bellinghamii

Picture: Mark Hyde
Near lodges, Lasting Impressions, Kadoma

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Synonyms: Gymnanthemum bellinghamii (S. Moore) H. Rob.
Vernonia elisabethvilleana De Wild.
Vernonia fraterna N.E. Br.
Vernonia goetzeanum O. Hoffm.
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Status: Native
Description:
Shrub or small tree, 1-4 m tall. Indumentum of matted T-shaped hairs. Leaves petiolate; lamina 3-6.5 x 1.5-3 cm, elliptic to oblong-ovate or obovate; apex obtuse or rounded; green above, densely greyish-tomentellous beneath. Capitula borne in subumbellate clusters of 4-15 capitula or sometimes with 2-3 laxly arranged capitula in abbreviated panicles. Involucres longer than wide. Phyllaries tightly appressed, becoming longer inwards. Florets white or pale mauve. Achenes 3-4 mm; pappus long-exserted beyond the involucre.
Type location:
Syntypes from Malawi and Mozambique
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Habitat: Rocky outcrops, hillsides in miombo and deciduous woodland.
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Worldwide distribution: Tanzania, DRC, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): N,W,C,E
Zambian distribution (Provinces): Cb,Lp,N,C
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Content last updated: Tuesday 26 June 2018
Literature:

Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 1027. (Includes a picture).

Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Page 1134.

Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 277.

Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 29.

Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 34.

Pope, G.V. (1992). Compositae Flora Zambesiaca 6(1) Pages 70 - 74. (Includes a picture).

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Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Vernonia bellinghamii.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=158160, retrieved 29 March 2024

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