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.