- Vernonia amygdalina, a member of the daisy family, is a small to medium-sized shrub that grows in tropical Africa.
- Vernonia amygdalina is a member of the Asteraceae family. It is a shrub or small tree that can reach up to 10 m high with trunk diameter reaching up to 40 cm.
- Vernonia amygdalina Delile is an important medicinal plant of family Asteraceae and grows predominantly in the Tropical Africa.
- Do you know the 27 reasons why adding bitter leaves (Vernonia amygdalina) to your diet is so important? You might have heard or come across bitter leaves!
- Download The Phytochemical analysis and antibacterial activity of Ocimum gratissimum ( scent leaf) and Vernonia amygdalina (bitter leaf)...
- Bitterleaf (Vernonia amygdalina) with African common names include grawa (Amharic), ewuro (Yoruba), etidot (Efik), onugbu (Igbo), ityuna (Tiv), oriwo (Edo)...
- Vernonia amygdalina Delile. Selected images: Click on each image to see a larger version and details of the record View all images (7).
- Vernonia amygdalina, commonly known as the bitter leaf, is commonly found in parts of Africa, particularly Nigeria, Cameroon, and Zimbabwe.
- The specific name means ‘like an almond’—the allusion is not clear. Vernonia amygdalina (Paul Latham). Agroforestry Database 4.0 (Orwa et al.2009).
