Jun 22, 2020 · Vernonia calvoana (VC), commonly called sweet bitter leaf in English, is an Asteraceae that has been widely consumed as vegetable and used to ...

The tall shrub reaches heights of 2 to 6 m (7 to 20 ft), with flowerheads of papery white, petal-like bracts, giving the appearance of oversized blooms. The ...

Jun 22, 2020 · Vernonia calvoana (VC) is a valuable edible medicinal plant that is widespread in West Africa. In vitro data in our lab demonstrated that VC ...

Feb 26, 2014 · Shrub, up to 4 m high. Leaves lanceolate to ovate up to 16 × 6 cm, rough and puckered above with scattered hairs, pale greyish-green and more or ...

Synonyms: Baccharoides calvoana (Hook. f.) Isawumi, El-Ghazaly & B. Nord. subsp. meridionalis (Wild) Isawumi, El-Ghazaly & B. Nord. Vernonia hymenolepis A.

The study can be used in further studies, since the results show the fraction of Vernonia calvoana can inhibit cancer (OVAR-3) cells proliferation, inducing DNA ...

In Cameroon, the bitterleaf (Vernonia calvoana) is a vegetable which plays an important role in human nutrition, because of its high mineral content.

This packet contains 20 seeds. Between 2500 and 3200m of the Rwenzori mountains, amid grassy areas of Hagenia tree parkland, grows Vernonia calvoana, ...

Publications · POWO follows these authorities in synonymising this name: · Flora of Tropical East Africa. C. Jeffrey in Kew Bulletin 43: 235 (1988) ...