Gentianaceae
Swertia

Swertia schimperi (Hochst.) Griseb.

First published in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 563 (1845)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to Malawi. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the montane tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.
  • 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.
  • Ho T.-N. & Liu S.-W. (2015). A Worldwide Monograph of Swertia and Its Allies: 1-430. Science Press, Beijing.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Baker & N.E. Br. in Flora of Tropical Africa 4 (1): 573 (1903).
  • Engl., Hochgebirgsfl. Trop. Afr.: 339 (1892).
  • Griseb. in DC., Prodr. 9: 563 (1845).
  • Journal of Botany Gillett in Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Kew 1941: 157 (1941).
  • Schweinf., Beitr. Fl. Aethiop.: 128 (1867).
  • T.C.E. Fr. in Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahelm 8: 512, fig. 1/d (1923).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 13, 1983 Schimper [1241] K000096971 Type Yes
Johnson, W., P. [s.n.] Malawi Swertia johnsonii K000096998 Type 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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • 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