Vernonia arborea

Vernonia arborea

Leaves and flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Vernonia
Species:	V. arborea
Binomial name
*Vernonia arborea* Buch.-Ham.
Synonyms
Conyza acuminata Wall. [Invalid] Flustula tomentosa Raf. [Illegitimate] Gymnanthemum acuminatum Steetz Leucomeris glabra Blume ex DC. [Invalid] Leucomeris javanica Blume ex DC. [Invalid] Vernonia arborea var. arborea Vernonia arborea var. blumeana (DC.) Koord. & Valeton Vernonia arborea var. glabra Koord. & Valeton Vernonia blumeana DC Vernonia florescens Elmer Vernonia urdanetense Elmer Vernonia vaniotii H.Lév. Vernonia wallichii Ridl.^[1]

Vernonia arborea is a species of medium-sized flowering plant in the Asteraceae family that is found in Western Ghats of India and Sri Lanka.^[2] It is used as a fungicide.^[3]

References

↑ http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/gcc-12592[]
↑ http://www.biotik.org/india/species/v/vernarbo/vernarbo_en.html[]
↑ Krishna Kumari, G; Masilamani, S; Ganesh, M. R.; Aravind, S; Sridhar, S. R. (2003). "Zaluzanin D: A fungistatic sesquiterpene from Vernonia arborea". Fitoterapia. 74 (5): 479–82. doi:10.1016/S0367-326X(03)00054-6. PMID 12837366.

Asian plants
Manjunatha, BK; Vidya, SM; Rashmi, KV; Mankani, KL; Shilpa, HJ; Singh, S Djagadeesh (2005). "Evaluation of wound-healing potency of Vernonia arborea Hk". Indian Journal of Pharmacology. 37 (4): 223–6. doi:10.4103/0253-7613.16567.
Flowers of India

Plants in the Vernonia genus

Vernonia amygdalina Vernonia arborea Vernonia arkansana Vernonia bamendae Vernonia blodgettii Vernonia cockburniana Vernonia galamensis Vernonia gigantea Vernonia missurica Vernonia nonoensis Vernonia noveboracensis Vernonia proctorii Vernonia unicata Vernonia zollingerianoides

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