Apocynaceae
Pachycarpus

Pachycarpus chirindensis (S.Moore) Goyder

First published in Kew Bull. 53: 356 (1998)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Zimbabwe to W. Mozambique. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Mozambique, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Goyder, D.J. (1998). A revision of Pachycarpus E.Mey. (Asclepiadaceae: Asclepiadeae) in Tropical Africa with notes on the genus in southern Africa. Kew Bulletin 53: 335-374.
  • Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 7(3): 1-375. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Goyder in Kew Bull. 53: 356 (1998).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Goyder, D.J. (1998). A revision of Pachycarpus E.Mey. (Asclepiadaceae: Asclepiadeae) in Tropical Africa with notes on the genus in southern Africa. Kew Bulletin 53: 335-374.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1995 Swynnerton, C.F.M. [246] Zimbabwe K000234987 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0