Cabobanthus bullulatus

Cabobanthus bullulatus is a plant in the family Asteraceae, native to tropical Africa.

Cabobanthus bullulatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Cabobanthus
Species:
C. bullulatus
Binomial name
Cabobanthus bullulatus
Synonyms[1]
  • Vernonia bullulata S.Moore
  • Vernonia kwangolana P.A.Duvign. & Hotyat

Description

Cabobanthus bullulatus grows as a herb, measuring up to 1 metre (3 ft) tall, occasionally to 2 m (7 ft). The almost sessile leaves are oblong to oblanceolate and measure up to 11 cm (4 in) long. The capitula feature about 10 mauve florets. The fruits are achenes.[2]

Distribution and habitat

Cabobanthus bullulatus is native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola and Zambia.[1]

References
  1. "Cabobanthus bullulatus". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  2. G. V. Pope (1992). Compositae, Tribes Mutisieae, Cardueae, Vernonieae, Lactuceae, Arctotideae. Flora Zambesiaca. 6 (Part 1). ISBN 9780947643492 – via Plants of the World Online.


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