Gymnanthemum amygdalinum (Del.) Sch. Bip. ex Walp., 1843

Vernonia amygdalina Del., Cent. Pl. Afr. Voy. Méroé 41. 1826.

Gymnanthemum amygdalinum (Del.) Sch. Bip. ex Walp., Rep. 2: 948. 1843.

Gymnanthemum abyssinicum Sch. Bip. ex Walp., Rep. 2: 948. 1843.

Vernonia vogeliana Benth. in Hook., Niger Fl. 427. 1849.

Vernonia condensata Baker, J. Bot. 8: 202. 1875.

Vernonia eritreana Klatt, Bull. Herb. Boiss. 4: 826. 1896.

Vernonia randii S. Moore, J. Bot. 37: 369. 1899.

Vernonia giorgii De Wild., Bull. Jard. Bot. Brux. 5: 92. 1915.

Vernonia bahiensis Toledo, Arq. Bot. Estado Sao Paulo, n.s. 1: 52. 1939.

Vernonanthura condensata (Baker) H. Rob., Phytologia 73: 69. 1992.

Note.

The species is used as medicinal plant by both people and animals.

Distribution.

Africa and introduced into Brazil.