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Asteraceae

Lowveld bitter-tea

Gymnanthemum coloratum (Willd.) H.Rob. & B.Kahn

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Gymnanthemum

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Lowveld bitter-tea: Vernonia colorata (Willd.) Drake - Phabeni gate Kruger National Park, South Africa
Photo: Pierre Van Eeden, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)
Afrikaans
Laeveldbittertee
dag
Biyebingira
English
Lowveld bitter-tea

Synonyms

  • Baccharis senegalensis Pers.
  • Cacalia colorata (Willd.) Kuntze
  • Centratherum grande (DC.) Nob
  • Chrysocoma amara Schumach. & Thonn.
  • Conyza aurea Perr. ex DC.
  • Conyza rutilans Poir.
  • Decaneurum grande DC.
  • Decaneurum senegalense DC.
  • Eupatorium coloratum Willd.
  • Gymnanthemum cupulare Cass.
  • Gymnanthemum grande (DC.) Sch.Bip.
  • Gymnanthemum quercifolium Steetz
  • Gymnanthemum senegalense (Pers.) Sch.Bip.
  • Vernonia aldabrensis Hemsl.
  • Vernonia caboverdeana Lobin
  • Vernonia cirrifera S.Moore
  • Vernonia colorata (Willd.) Drake
  • Vernonia colorata subsp. grandis (DC.) C.Jeffrey
  • Vernonia colorata subsp. oxyura (O.Hoffm.) C.Jeffrey
  • Vernonia grandis Bojer ex DC.
  • Vernonia grandis (DC.) Bojer ex Vatke
  • Vernonia grandis (DC.) Humbert
  • Vernonia longipetiolata Muschl.
  • Vernonia oxyura O.Hoffm.
  • Vernonia polyura O.Hoffm.
  • Vernonia quercifolia Vatke
  • Vernonia senegalensis Less.
  • Vernonia senegalensis var. acuminata (Pers.) S.Moore
  • Vernonia senegalensis var. senegalensis

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.