Asteraceae
Vernonia

Vernonia wakefieldii Oliv.

First published in H.H.Johnston, Kilima-Njaro Exped.: 341 (1886)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to Tanzania.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Agnew, A.D.Q. & Agnew, S., Upland Kenya Wild Flowers, ed. 2: 201 (1994).
  • Beentje, Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas p. 569 (1994).
  • C. Jeffrey in Kew Bulletin 43: 227 (1988).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 166 (1949).
  • Oliv. in Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, 2: 337 (1887).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2011 Someren, V. [20] Kenya K000662625 Yes
Jan 1, 2009 Gereau, R.E. [6934] Tanzania K000614952 No
Jan 1, 2009 Kindeketa, W.J. [2918] Tanzania K000614957 No
Jan 1, 2008 Mwachala, G. [3117/A] Kenya K000612511 No
Johnston, H.H. [s.n.] Tanzania K000272993 Type Yes
Wakefield [1] Kenya K000272992 Syntype Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0