Baccharoides adoensis
(Sch.Bip. ex Walp.) H.Rob.
Asteraceae
Ascaricida mossambiquensis Steetz
Vernonia adoensis Sch.Bip. ex Walp.
Vernonia bequaertii De Wild.
Vernonia fulviseta S.Moore
Vernonia goetzei Muschl.
Vernonia grantii Oliv.
Vernonia integra S.Moore
Vernonia kotschyana Sch.Bip. ex Walp.
Vernonia latisquama Mattf.
Vernonia leptolepis Baker
Vernonia macrocephala A.Rich.
Vernonia mossambiquensis (Steetz) Oliv. & Hiern
Vernonia shirensis Oliv. & Hiern
Vernonia tigrensis Oliv. & Hiern
Vernonia whyteana Britten
Vernonia woodii O.Hoffm.
Common Name:
General Information
Vernonia adoensis is an erect, coarse, perennial herb or subshrub growing 0.3 - 3 metres tall from a woody rootstock. The stems are usually annual, becoming more or less woody at their base[
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- Flora Zambesiaca
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- An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
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The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
308- Title
- Flora Zambesiaca
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- Author
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- Website
- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
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- An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
Range
Tropical Africa - widespread from Nigeria to Ethiopia and southward through DR Congo and E. Africa to Zimbabwe and S. Africa.
Habitat
High rainfall miombo and mixed deciduous woodland, often in riverine vegetation; usually in tall grass or in evergreen rainforest[
308- Title
- Flora Zambesiaca
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
].
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial |
| Height | 2.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The bitter leaves are used as a stomachic[
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- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
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- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
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- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
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Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
