Boraginaceae
Cynoglossum

Cynoglossum amplifolium Hochst. ex A.DC.

First published in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 10: 149 (1846)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to S. Tropical Africa. It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Launert, E. & Pope, G.V. (eds.) (1990). Flora Zambesiaca 7(4): 1-114. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Taton, A. (1971). Flore du Congo du Rwanda et du Burundi, Boraginaceae: 1-82. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Bruxelles.
  • Verdcourt, B. (1991). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Boraginaceae: 1-124.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • in Prod. 10: 149 (1846).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A. Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 91 (1850).
  • A.DC. in DC., Prodr. 10: 149 (1846).
  • Bak. & Wright in Flora of Tropical Africa 4 (2): 53 (1905).
  • Brand in A. Engler, Das Pflanzenreich IV. 252 (78): 141 (1921).
  • Cufod., Enumeratio Plantarum Aethiopiae Spermatophyta (Supplement in Bull. Jard. Bot. Brux.) p. 781 (1962).
  • Engl., Hochgebirgsfl. Trop. Afr.: 353 (1892).
  • Gürke & Vaupel in Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Zentral-Afrika-Expedition 1907-1908, 2 (Botanik) p. 281 (1911).
  • Heine in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 2: 324 (1963).
  • Kabuye & Agnew in A.D.Q. Agnew, Upland Kenya Wild Flowers p. 521 (1974).
  • Martins in Flora Zambesiaca 7(4): 103 (1990).
  • R.E. Fries, Wiss. Ergebn. Schwed. Rhod.-Kongo-Exped. 1: 272 (1916).
  • Robyns, Flore des Spermatophytes du Parc National Albert 2: 132, fig. 6 (1947).
  • Taton, Flore du Congo Belge, du Ruanda et du Burundi, Borag.: 54, map 19 (1971).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1966 Adams, C.D. [GC 11308] Cameroon K000029819 No
Jan 1, 1961 Boughey, A.S. [10699] Cameroon K000029826 No
Jan 1, 1958 Maitland, T.D. [966] Cameroon K000029833 No
Jan 1, 1958 Johnston, H.H. [10] Cameroon K000029822 No
Jan 1, 1958 Johnston, H.H. [57] Cameroon K000029823 No
Thomas, D.W. [9263] Cameroon K000374611 Yes
Boughey, A.S. [10654] Cameroon K000029820 No
Satabie, B. [88] Cameroon K000029813 No
Schimper [564] Ethiopia K000418930 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schimper [564] Ethiopia K000418929 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schimper [564] Ethiopia K000418931 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sidwell, K. [37] Cameroon K000374596 Yes
Schimper [1538] Ethiopia K000418932 Unknown Type Material Yes
Satabie, B. [88] Cameroon K000029814 No
Breteler, F.J. [MC 109] Cameroon K000029818 No
Breteler, F.J. [MC 109] Cameroon K000029817 No
Boughey, A.S. [6773] Cameroon K000029821 No
Satabie, B. [268] Cameroon K000029809 No

Sources

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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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

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    • 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