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.

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. It is used as a fungicide.

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