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Wild, H. & Pope, G.V. (1977) The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area. 7. Vernonieae (excluding Vernonia). Kirkia 10(2) 339-384
Annual or perennial herbs, bearing indumentum of short-stalked, long-armed, symmetrical T-shaped hairs. Leaves opposite, alternate or opposite below and alternate above, simple; green above, white-arachnoid-felted beneath; base often cordate or semi-amplexicaul. Capitula laxly arranged in corymb-like cymes or in small clusters, homogamous, discoid. Phyllaries in 2-many series, imbricate. Corolla purple to mauve, 5-lobed. Pappus (in ours) 0 or composed of a few sparse caducous setae.Similar to Vernonia, but Gutenbergia spp. have a white underside to the leaves and the pappus is either 0 or poorly developed. Worldwide: 25 species in tropical Africa. Mozambique: 5 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| adenocarpa Wech. | T,MS | |
| cordifolia Benth. ex Oliv. var. marginata (O. Hoffm.) C. Jeffrey | N,Z,T,MS | Description, Image |
| eylesii (S. Moore) Wild & G.V. Pope subsp. eylesii | T | Description, Image |
| polycephala Oliv. & Hiern | N,T,MS | |
| westii (Wild) Wild & G.V. Pope[NrEnd] | MS | Description, Image |
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