A new genus, Nothovernonia, from tropical Africa (Asteraceae or Compositae, Vernonieae)

Nothovernonia gen. nov., is described as a new genus for the tropical African Vernonia purpurea Sch.Bip. ex Walp. and Vernonia amblyolepis Bak, having cymiform inflorescences, pedunculate heads with differentiated foliiform bracts at the base, apiculate involucral bracts with scarious lateral margin...

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Main Authors: Robinson, Harold, Funk, Vicki A.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3174436/