Gentianaceae
Swertia

Swertia abyssinica Hochst.

First published in Flora 27: 28 (1844)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Bioko, Nigeria to SW. Cameroon, Eritrea to Zambia. It is an annual and grows primarily in the montane tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hedberg, I., Kelbessa, E., Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Persson, E. (eds.) (2006). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 5: 1-690. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1963). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 2: 1-544.
  • Ho T.-N. & Liu S.-W. (2015). A Worldwide Monograph of Swertia and Its Allies: 1-430. Science Press, Beijing.
  • Launert, E. & Pope, G.V. (eds.) (1990). Flora Zambesiaca 7(4): 1-114. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Nemomissa, S. (2002). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Gentianaceae: 1-68.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1963). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 2: 1-544.
  • Ho T.-N. & Liu S.-W. (2015). A Worldwide Monograph of Swertia and Its Allies: 1-430. Science Press, Beijing.
  • Nemomissa, S. (2002). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Gentianaceae: 1-68.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 1, 2000 Buzgo, M. [686] Cameroon K000339277 No
Dec 1, 2000 Pollard, B.J. [269] Cameroon K000339276 No
Dec 1, 2000 Munyenyembe, P. [824] Cameroon K000339291 No
Aug 1, 1998 Cheek, M. [8773] Cameroon K000339293 No
Feb 1, 1997 Zapfack, L. [1121] Cameroon K000339292 No
Jan 1, 1993 Thomas, D.W. [9313] Cameroon K000086840 No
Jan 1, 1993 Tekwe, C. [267] Cameroon K000086842 No
Jan 1, 1986 Last, J., T. [s.n.] Mozambique K000096989 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Whyte [147] Malawi K000096992 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Whyte [147] Malawi K000096991 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1966 Boughey, A.S. [12500] Cameroon K000028486 No
Last, J., T. [s.n.] Mozambique K000096993 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mann G. [1216] Cameroon K000028479 Type Yes
Maitland, T.D. [0s.n.74] Cameroon K000028481 No
Maitland, T.D. [0s.n.73] Cameroon K000028480 No
Mann, G. [596] K000096972 Type Yes
Sidwell, K. [84] Cameroon K000374597 Yes
Mildbraed, G., W. J. [10880] Cameroon K000028484 No
Petit [177] Ethiopia K000096961 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schimper [22] Ethiopia K000096960 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mann G. [1994] Cameroon K000414243 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mann G. [1994] Cameroon K000028478 Type Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [FHI 28495] Cameroon K000028483 No
Maitland, T.D. [817] Cameroon K000028482 No
Johnston, H.H. [89a] Cameroon K000028485 No
Last, J., T. [s.n.] Mozambique K000096990 Type Yes
Mar 1, 1994 Schweinfurth [462] Eritrea Swertia brevipedicellata K000096962 Holotype Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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