Year: 2023 | Month: November | Volume: 10 | Issue: 11 | Pages: 325-327
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20231138
Genus Vernonia - Mini Review
N. V. Jayanth Babu1, K. Ambika2, G. M. Narasimha Rao3
1,2,3Department of Botany, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam-530 003, AP, INDIA
Corresponding Author: N. V. Jayanth Babu
ABSTRACT
Vernonia is one of the largest taxa under Asteraceae family with approximately 1000 species. This taxon is commonly distributed in South America, Africa, Southeast Asia, and North America. Vernonia speciesare widely used as leafy vegetables especially in some of the African countries. Some species of Vernonia has been used in traditional medicines to treat variety of ailments. In many countries, including India this plan has turned up into obnoxious weed. Species of Vernonia consists of phytochemicals such as fats, proteins, fats, amino acids, minerals, fibres, vitamins, and carbohydrates.
Keywords: Genus Vernonia, Asteraceae, Morphology and ethnomedical applications.
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