Iridaceae
Radinosiphon

Radinosiphon leptostachya (Baker) N.E.Br.

First published in Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 20: 263 (1932)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tanzania to Eswatini. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Goldblatt, P. & Manning, J.C. (2020). Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42: 1-1159. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Goldblatt, P. (1993). Flora Zambesiaca: i-iv, 1-106. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Goldblatt, P. (1996). Iridaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-89.
  • Innes, C. (1985). The World of Iridaceae: 1-407. Holly Gare International Ltd., Ashington.
  • Lebrun J.-P. & Stork, A.L. (1995). Énumération des Plants à Fleurs D'Afrique Tropicale 3: 1-341. Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Goldblatt, P. (1996). Iridaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-89.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Cribb & Leedal, Mountain Fl. S. Tanz.: 177, t. 49C (1982).
  • Goldblatt in Flora Zambesiaca 12(4): 65 (1993).
  • N.E. Br. in Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Afr. 20: 263 (1932).
  • S. Carter in Fl. Pl. Afr. 35, t. 1384 (1962).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 2018 Bytebier, B. [3590] Zambia K001291951 Yes
Jan 1, 1932 Mudd, C. [s.n.] South Africa K000320716 Type Yes
Watermeyer, A.M. [238] Tanzania K:SPC-18192.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor; P. [8864] Tanzania K:SPC-24503.000 No
Carson, A. [14] Zambia K000320715 Type Yes
Cameron, K.J. [179] Malawi K000320714 Type Yes
Hood, J.A. K:SPC-23543.000 No
Robson, N.K. [1288] Malawi K:SPC-24275.000 No
Thorncroft, G. [1065] South Africa K000320718 Type Yes
Thorncroft, G. [1065] South Africa K000320717 Type Yes

Sources

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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