Asteraceae
Sphaeranthus

Sphaeranthus africanus L.

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 1314 (1763)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya to Mozambique, Madagascar, Tropical & Subtropical Asia. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, India, Jawa, Kenya, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Vietnam, Western Australia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Kiew, R. & al. (eds.) (2021). Malayan Forest Records 49: 1-403.
  • Koyama, H., Bunwong, S., Pornpongrungrueng, P. & Hind, D.J.N. (2016). Flora of Thailand 13(2): 143-428. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
  • Turner, I.M. (1995). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(1): 1-346.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Kiew, R. & al. (eds.) (2021). Malayan Forest Records 49: 1-403.
  • Koyama, H., Bunwong, S., Pornpongrungrueng, P. & Hind, D.J.N. (2016). Flora of Thailand 13(2): 143-428. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Humbert, Fl. Madag. 189: 376 (1962).
  • L., Sp. Pl. ed. 2: 1314 (1763).
  • Lisowski in Flore d'Afrique Centrale Compositae, Inuleae: 217 (1989).
  • Robyns in Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Kew 1924: 196 (1924).
  • Ross-Craig in Hook., Ic. Pl. ser. 5, 6: 18, t. 3501a (1954).
  • Wild in Kirkia 12: 99 (1980).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1924 Cunningham, A. [s.n.] Australia K000974752 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1924 Cunningham, A. [s.n.] Australia K000974757 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hildebrandt, J.M. [1021] Tanzania K000274162 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hildebrandt, J.M. [2896] Madagascar K000274200 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cunningham, A. [s.n.] Australia K000974758 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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