Plant Details

Accepted name:: Vernonanthura chamaedrys (Less.) H.Rob. [Asteraceae]
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Source:: World Checklist of Vascular Plants

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
escoba dura	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
pichana	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
pugno	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
quiebra arado	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Root		Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 3 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Vernonia chamaedrys Less. Linnaea 4: 259 (1829).
Cacalia chamaedrys (Less.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 969 (1891).
Vernonia ilex Chodat Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 1: 410 (1901).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Vernonanthura chamaedrys (Less.) H.Rob.	World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Vernonia chamaedrys Less.	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)

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