Asteraceae · Vernonia

Vernonia monosis

Treeoutdoor
Habit
Tree
Found in India
Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu & more

Plant Details

Scientific name
Vernonia monosis
Genus
Vernonia
Habit
Tree
Found in India
Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Telangana, Jammu & Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Assam, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Goa, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Mizoram, Manipur, Ladakh, Nagaland, Haryana, Puducherry, Jharkhand, Tripura, Chandigarh
Conservation status
Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Leaf surface
Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded

Typical of the family

Arrangement
Alternate
Simple type leaf character
Type
Simple
Pinnate venation leaf character
Venation
Pinnate

Characters marked “recorded” are for Vernonia monosis itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower colour
PurplerecordedPurple or violet

Typical of the family

Inflorescence
Head
Fruit
Achene

Characters marked “recorded” are for Vernonia monosis itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family — flowering plants only.

Local Names

Hindi
ऐस्टरेसिए
Tamil
சூரியகாந்திக் குடும்பம்
Telugu
ఆస్టరేసి
Malayalam
ആസ്റ്റ്രേസീ
Urdu
تارا پھول

About Vernonia monosis

A member of the Asteraceae family, Vernonia monosis is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and 30 other states.

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Botanical family

Asteraceae

Daisy/Sunflower family

Vernonia monosis belongs to the Asteraceae family.

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