Caryophyllaceae
Dianthus

Dianthus excelsus S.S.Hooper

First published in Hooker's Icon. Pl. 37: 13 (1959)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Tanzania to Zambia. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Exell, A.W. & Wild, H. (eds.) (1961). Flora Zambesiaca 1(2): 337-581. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1986 Mwasumbi, L.B. [12004/A] Tanzania K001452939 Yes
Richards, H.M. [8955] Zambia K000311045 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bidgood, S.; Mbago, F.; Vollesen, K. [2562] Tanzania K001452940 Yes
Michelmore, A.P.G. [1039] Tanzania K001452938 Yes
Malaisse, F. [672] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K001452934 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K001452933 Yes
Bullock, A.A. [2846] Tanzania K000311051 Type Yes
Richard, H.M. [13790] Tanzania K001452941 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5330] Tanzania K000190560 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