| Type | Indigenous |
|---|---|
| Family | Asteraceae (Compositae) |
| Synonym | Vernonia volkmeriaefolia Bedd. |
| Local Name | Thembu |
| Habit | Small sized tree |
| Botanical Features | Trees, bark grey or greyish-brown with narrow vertical fissures; blaze dull yellow with black streaks; branchlets pubescent. Leaves simple, alternate, estipulate; petiole 6-25 mm, stout, pubescent, grooved above; lamina 5-24 x 2.5-10 cm; obovate or elliptic-oblanceolate; base cuneate or attenuate; apex obtuse or obtusely acute, margin entire, undulate or distantly dentate towards distal end, glabrous, chartaceous; flowers pink, fruit an achene, ribs prominent with yellow glands between. |