How to identify Vernonia shevaroyensis
Identify Vernonia shevaroyensis by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- Confirm it sits within the Asteraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Vernonia shevaroyensis.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Vernonia shevaroyensis
- Genus
- Vernonia
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Vernonia shevaroyensis itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Head
- Fruit
- Achene
Characters marked “recorded” are for Vernonia shevaroyensis itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family — flowering plants only.
About Vernonia shevaroyensis
Vernonia shevaroyensis is a tree in the Asteraceae family. It is native to India.

Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
Vernonia shevaroyensis belongs to the Asteraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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