- Habitat : Vernonia amygdalina grows in the tropical Africa. Description: Vernonia amygdalina is a bushy shrub or well-formed tree up to 7 m in height.
- 1 Introduction. Vernonia amygdalina (VA) is a perennial shrub or small tree in the genus Vernonia of the Asteraceae family (Ijeh and Ejike, 2011).
- Bitterleaf (Vernonia amygdalina) with African common names include grawa (Amharic), ewuro (Yoruba), etidot (Efik), onugbu (Igbo), ityuna (Tiv), oriwo (Edo)...
- The specific name means ‘like an almond’—the allusion is not clear. Vernonia amygdalina (Paul Latham). Agroforestry Database 4.0 (Orwa et al.2009).
- Compilation Vernonia amygdalina. 81 Images see all. Filed as Vernonia amygdalina Delile [family COMPOSITAE].
- The Vernonia amygdalina plant is a shrub that grows to a height of 1-3 m with petiole leafs of about 6 mm in diameter and about 20 cm long, and elliptic in shape.
- The plant’s deep taproot system contributes to soil stabilization and erosion control. Vernonia amygdalina is famous for its rich phytochemical profile.
- Vernonia amygdalina commonly referred to as bitter leaf (Ewúro, as called in Yorùbá). ... No doubts, the Vernonia amygdalina plant has a lot of importance.
- Further observations on the use of Vernonia amygdalina by a wild chimpanzee, its possible effect on parasite load, and its phytochemistry.