Vernonia arborea
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Vernonia arborea | |
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Leaves and flowers | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Vernonia |
Species: | V. arborea
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Binomial name | |
Vernonia arborea Buch.-Ham.
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Vernonia arborea is a species of medium-sized flowering plant in the aster family that is found in Western Ghats of India and Sri Lanka[2] and is also widespread in the East Indies. It is the tallest of all composite trees ("daisy trees") with the variety V. a. pilifera (called Maremboeng) of Sumatra reaching a height of 117 feet (36 meters).Another variety, V. a. javanica of Java (called Semboeng Kebo) almost as tall (111 feet, or 34 meters) is up to 3ft 5in (104 centimeters) thick: The most massive of all composits.[3] It is used as a fungicide.[4]
References
- ^ http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/gcc-12592[full citation needed]
- ^ http://www.biotik.org/india/species/v/vernarbo/vernarbo_en.html[full citation needed]
- ^ Blumea Volume 1 Issue 3 (May 25, 1935 ) pp. 389- 397
- ^ 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.
External links
- 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.
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