Acanthaceae
Hygrophila

Hygrophila cataractae S.Moore

First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 37: 459 (1906)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Kenya to S. Tropical Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Vollesen, K. (2008). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Acanthaceae(1): 1-285.
  • Vollesen, K. (2013). Flora Zambesiaca 8(5): 1-184. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Lebrun & Stork, Enum. Pl. Afr. Trop. 4: 482 (1997).
  • S. Moore in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 37: 459 (1906).
  • Vollesen in F.T.E.A., Acanthaceae 1: 167 (2008).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Vollesen, K. (2013). Flora Zambesiaca 8(5): 1-184. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Binns, Checklist Herb. Fl. Malawi: 13 (1968)
  • J.L.S. 37: 459 (1906)
  • Lebrun & Stork, Enum. Pl. Afr. Trop. 4: 482 (1997).
  • Mem. NY Bot. Gard. 9, 1: 20 (1954)
  • Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Afr. 5: 481 (1916)
  • U.K.W.F. ed. 2: 268 (1994)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2010 Bingham [13554] Zambia K000546012 No
May 1, 2007 Mwangoka, M.A.; Abeid, Y.S.; Gobbo, G. [4004] Tanzania K000438403 No
Gibbs, L.S. [159] Zimbabwe K000393779 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