Taxon:  Linzia purpurea (Sch. Bip. ex Walp.) Isawumi



Summary
Genus:
Linzia
Family:
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Cichorioideae
Tribe:
Vernonieae
Subtribe:
Linziinae
Nomen number:
462425
Place of publication:
Compositae Newslett. 46:40.  2008
Verified:
01/20/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
10 (8  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Vernonia purpurea Sch. Bip. ex Walp.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Centrapalus purpureus (Sch. Bip. ex Walp.) H. Rob.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Vernonia scabrida C. H. Wright

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Isawumi, M. A. 2008. The status of generic revision in the African Vernonieae (Asteraceae). Compositae Newslett. 46:27-48.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaUganda  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  Cufodontis, G. 1953-1972. Enumeratio plantarum aethiopiae: Spermatophyta.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMalawi  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZambia  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaCôte D'Ivoire  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGhana  Isawumi, M. A. 2008. The status of generic revision in the African Vernonieae (Asteraceae). Compositae Newslett. 46:27-48.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGuinea  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGuinea-Bissau  Isawumi, M. A. 2008. The status of generic revision in the African Vernonieae (Asteraceae). Compositae Newslett. 46:27-48.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaMali  Isawumi, M. A. 2008. The status of generic revision in the African Vernonieae (Asteraceae). Compositae Newslett. 46:27-48.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria  Isawumi, M. A. 2008. The status of generic revision in the African Vernonieae (Asteraceae). Compositae Newslett. 46:27-48.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSenegal  Isawumi, M. A. 2008. The status of generic revision in the African Vernonieae (Asteraceae). Compositae Newslett. 46:27-48.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSierra Leone  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaTogo  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCameroon  Isawumi, M. A. 2008. The status of generic revision in the African Vernonieae (Asteraceae). Compositae Newslett. 46:27-48.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaRwanda  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
Native
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia, Sudan
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia

Reference(s)
  1. Cufodontis, G. 1953-1972. Enumeratio plantarum aethiopiae: Spermatophyta.
  2. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
  3. Isawumi, M. A. 2008. The status of generic revision in the African Vernonieae (Asteraceae). Compositae Newslett. 46:27-48.
  4. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
  5. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=462425. Accessed 14 April 2026.