Asteraceae

Microglossa DC.

First published in Prodr. 5: 320 (1836)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Africa, Arabian Peninsula E. Himalaya to S. China and W. & Central Malesia.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Repu, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, East Himalaya, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nigeria, Philippines, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 3: 308.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • K. Bremer, Asteraceae Clad. & Class.: 425 (1994)
  • Lisowski, Aster. Fl. Afr. Centr. 1: 43 (1991)
  • Oliv. & Hiern in F.T.A. 2: 308 (1877)
  • Prodr. 5: 320 (1836)
  • Wild in Kirkia 10: 26 (1975)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Bequaert, J.C. [77] Liberia K000374217 Type Yes
Kuntze, C.E.O. [3640] Vietnam K000890196 Unknown Type Material Yes
Takeuchi, W. [12089-B] Papua New Guinea K000939475 Yes
Kuntze, C.E.O. [3847] Vietnam K000890197 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sanderson, J. [s.n.] South Africa K000273812 Unknown Type Material Yes
Meikle, R.D. [856] Nigeria K:SPC-04755.000 No

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • 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