| Brenandendron frondosum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Brenandendron |
| Species: | B. frondosum |
| Binomial name | |
| Brenandendron frondosum (Oliv. & Hiern) H.Rob. | |
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Brenandendron frondosum is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to tropical Africa.
Description
Brenandendron frondosum (also known as Vernonia frondosa) of the Composite, or Daisy Family (Compositae, or Asteraceae), grows as a shrub or small tree, measuring up to 20 feet (6 m) tall, with a trunk girth of about 1 ft (0.3 m). The sessile leaves measure up to 3 ft (1 m) long and twenty inches (51 centimeters in width. Inflorescences feature purple flowers.
Distribution and habitat
Brenandendron frondosum is native to Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Cameroon. Its habitat is in forest clearings.
References
- ^ "Brenandendron frondosum". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- "Brenandendron frondosum (Oliv. & Hiern) H. Rob". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
- <anonymous>. "Entry for Vernona frondosa. Oliver and heim [family Compositae]". Retrieved March 24, 2010.
- ^ J. Hutchinson (1963). Flora of West Tropical Africa. Vol. 2 – via Plants of the World Online.
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