Gymnanthemum amygdalinum
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Ordo: Asterales
Familia: Asteraceae
Genus: Gymnanthemum
Name
Gymnanthemum amygdalinum (Del.) Sch. Bip. ex Walp., 1843 – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile
- Vernonia amygdalina Del., Cent. Pl. Afr. Voy. Méroé 41. 1826.
- Gymnanthemum amygdalinum (Del.) Sch. Bip. ex Walp., Rep. 2: 948. 1843.
- Gymnanthemum abyssinicum Sch. Bip. ex Walp., Rep. 2: 948. 1843.
- Vernonia vogeliana Benth. in Hook., Niger Fl. 427. 1849.
- Vernonia condensata Baker, J. Bot. 8: 202. 1875.
- Vernonia eritreana Klatt, Bull. Herb. Boiss. 4: 826. 1896.
- Vernonia randii S. Moore, J. Bot. 37: 369. 1899.
- Vernonia giorgii De Wild., Bull. Jard. Bot. Brux. 5: 92. 1915.
- Vernonia bahiensis Toledo, Arq. Bot. Estado Sao Paulo, n.s. 1: 52. 1939.
- Vernonanthura condensata (Baker) H. Rob., Phytologia 73: 69. 1992.
Note
The species is used as medicinal plant by both people and animals.
Distribution
Africa and introduced into Brazil.
Taxon Treatment
- Robinson, H; Skvarla, J; Funk, V; 2016: Vernonieae (Asteraceae) of southern Africa: A generic disposition of the species and a study of their pollen PhytoKeys, (60): 49-126. doi