Brenandendron frondosum is a plant in the family Asteraceae, native to tropical Africa.
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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
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| Brenandendron frondosum | |
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Description edit
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.[2] Inflorescences feature purple flowers.[3]
Distribution and habitat edit
Brenandendron frondosum is native to Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Cameroon.[1] Its habitat is in forest clearings.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Brenandendron frondosum". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ <anonymous>. "Entry for Vernona frondosa. Oliver and heim [family Compositae]". Retrieved March 24, 2010.
- ^ a b J. Hutchinson (1963). Flora of West Tropical Africa. Vol. 2 – via Plants of the World Online.
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