Ambassa hochstetteri

Ambassa hochstetteri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Vernonioideae
Tribe: Vernonieae
Genus: Ambassa
Steetz
Species:
A. hochstetteri
Binomial name
Ambassa hochstetteri
(Sch.Bip. ex Hochst.) Steetz
Synonyms
  • Cacalia hochstetterii (Sch.Bip. ex Hochst.) Kuntze
  • Cacalia jugalis (Oliv. & Hiern) Kuntze
  • Vernonia dekindtii O.Hoffm.
  • Vernonia hochstetteri Sch.Bip. ex Hochst. (1841) (basionym)
  • Vernonia hochstetteri var. dekindtii (O.Hoffm.) C.Jeffrey
  • Vernonia hochstetteri var. kivuensis (Humbert & Staner) C.Jeffrey
  • Vernonia jugalis Oliv. & Hiern
  • Vernonia kivuensis Humbert & Staner
  • Vernonia koestlinii Hochst.

Ambassa hochstetteri is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is the sole species in genus Ambassa. It is a shrub or tree native to central and eastern tropical Africa, ranging from Gabon and Angola to Tanzania and Ethiopia. It grows in Afromontane moist forest and bushlands from 1000–2400 metres elevation.

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