Sphaeranthus L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 927 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Old World.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Repu, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo, East Himalaya, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hainan, India, Iraq, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Rwanda, Senegal, Sinai, Somalia, South Australia, South European Russi, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, Western Australia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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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

  • Robyns in Kew Bull. 1924: 177—199
  • Ross—Craig in Hook. Ic. Pl., ser. 5, 6: 1 (1954).
  • —F.T.A. 3: 332

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Anderb. in Plant Syst. & Evol. 176: 169 (1991)
  • DC., Prodr. 5: 369 (1836)
  • L., Gen. Pl. ed. 5: 399 (1754)
  • Robyns in K.B. 1924: 177-199 (1924)
  • Ross-Craig in Hook., Ic. Pl. ser. 5, 6: 1–90 (1954)
  • Sp. Pl.: 927 (1753)
  • in K. Bremer, Asteraceae Clad. & Class.: 302 (1994)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 2001 Hemming, C.F. [1547] Kenya K000274161 Type Yes
Abeid, Y.S.; Machaga, S.; Mkosabei, N. [3184] Tanzania K001890742 No
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [6268] Tanzania K000468157 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [6220] Tanzania K000468205 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [6155] Tanzania K000468270 Yes
Tisserant, R.P. [1962] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000274135 Type Yes
Kotschy [209] Sudan K000274153 Unknown Type Material Yes

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
  • Plants and People Africa

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
    • © Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/