Cabobanthus polysphaerus
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Mabumba, Deriam
May 1990
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Hillside. Protea savanna
Mpika
Jun 1995
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Kalumbila Copper Mine prospect
Apr 2012
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Mutinondo Wilderness Area
Apr 2012
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Mutinondo Wilderness Area
Apr 2012
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Kalumbila mining concession
Apr 2016
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Habit
Brachystegia woodland
Tondwa GMA, Nsama District
Mar 2024
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Flower
Brachystegia woodland
Tondwa GMA, Nsama District
Mar 2024
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Flower
Brachystegia woodland
Tondwa GMA, Nsama District
Mar 2024
Photo: Nick Wightman
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| Synonyms: |
Vernonia homblei De Wild. (1914) Vernonia polysphaera Baker |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Widespread |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial herb, erect, 45─120 cm. Stems annual. Leaves subsessile, concolorous, margin serrate to remotely subserrate, glabrous or nearly so. Capitula subsessile in clusters of (1)3-8, capitula-clusters numerous, sessile in the axils of upper stem and branch-leaves. |
| Type location: |
Malawi |
| Notes: | Conservation Status: Widespread, Not threatened, Least concern. |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | Miombo woodland and wooded grassland. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Zambia, D.R. Congo, Tanzania & Malawi |
| FZ divisions: | N,W,C |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,Cb,Lp,N,Mc,C |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Tuesday 30 July 2024 |
| Literature: |
Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 35. as Vernonia polysphaera Pope, G.V. (1992). Compositae Flora Zambesiaca 6(1) Page 121. as Vernonia polysphaera Robinson, H. (1999). Revisions in paleotropical Vernonieae (Asteraceae) Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 112(1) Page 228. Wild, H. (1978). The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area. 8. Vernonieae (Vernonia). Kirkia 11(1) Page 117. as Vernonia polysphaera |
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