Vernonia nestor S. Moore

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Vernonia nestor

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Vernonia nestor

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Synonyms: Vernoniastrum nestor (S. Moore) H. Rob.
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Status: Native
Description:
Leaf lower surface ± densely pubescent-hirsute or puberulous, if tomentellous then indumentum also containing long hispid strigose hairs on main veins. Hairs on leaf upper surface simple, whip like.
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Worldwide distribution: W Africa, Zambia, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique
Malawi distribution: N,C,S
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Literature:

Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 111.

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

Pope, G.V. (1992). Compositae Flora Zambesiaca 6(1) Page 106.

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Flora of Mozambique: Vernonia nestor
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Vernonia nestor
African Plant Database: Vernonia nestor
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Vernonia nestor
Plants of the World Online: Vernonia nestor
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Wikipedia: Vernonia nestor


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Malawi: Species information: Vernonia nestor.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=158460, retrieved 28 March 2024

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