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Oocephala

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Oocephala is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae, native to Africa. The name means "egghead", referring to the egg-shaped capitulum, which distinguishes the genus from its close relative Polydora. Some species were formerly placed in the genus Vernonia.

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  1. PhylumTracheophyta
  2. ClassMagnoliopsida
  3. OrderAsterales
  4. FamilyCompositae
Native toAngola, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Eswatini, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria

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Oocephala is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae, native to Africa. The name means "egghead", referring to the egg-shaped capitulum, which distinguishes the genus from its close relative Polydora. Some species were formerly placed in the genus Vernonia.

==Species== , Plants of the World Online recognises the following species. Oocephala agrianthoides Oocephala centauroides Oocephala staehelinoides Oocephala stenocephala

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