Hoffmannanthus abbotianus (O.Hoffm.) H.Rob., S.C.Keeley & Skvarla

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Synonyms: Vernonia abbotiana O.Hoffm.
Vernonia brachycalyx O.Hoffm.
Vernonia hoffmanniana S.Moore
Vernonia jodopappa Chiov.
Vernonia jodopapposa Chiov. ex Lanza
Vernonia meiocalyx S.Moore
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Syntypes from Kenya, Tanzania and DRC
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Worldwide distribution: DR Congo, Burundi, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and Angola
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Literature:

Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 68.

Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 34. as Vernonia brachycalyx

Pope, G.V. (1992). Compositae Flora Zambesiaca 6(1) Pages 74 - 75. as Vernonia brachycalyx

Robinson, H., Keeley, S.C., Skvarla, J.J. & Chan, R. (2014). Two new genera, Hoffmannanthus and Jeffreycia, mostly from East Africa (Erlangeinae, Vernonieae, Asteraceae) PhytoKeys 39 Pages 57 - 60. (Includes a picture).


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The DRC flora team (2026). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Species information: Hoffmannanthus abbotianus.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=201210, retrieved 1 August 2026

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