Aponogetonaceae
Aponogeton

Aponogeton stuhlmannii Engl.

First published in Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 1: 26 (1895)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya to Namibia. It is a tuberous hydrogeophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Lye, K.A. (1989). Aponogetonaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-10.
  • Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds.) (2004). A Checklist of Zimbabwean Vascular Plants: 1-148. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network (SABONET), Pretoria.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2009). Flora Zambesiaca 12(2): 1-208. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • van Bruggen, H.W.E. (1974). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi) Aponogetonaceae: 1-11. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Bennett in F.T.A. 8: 218 (1901).
  • Bruggen in Bull. Jard. Bot. Belg. 43: 201, fig.4 (1973);
  • Bruggen in F.A.C., Aponogetonaceae: 4 (1974).
  • Clarke & Klaassen, Water Pl. Namibia: 68 (2001).
  • Cook, Aq. Wetl. Pl. Sthn. Africa: 60 (2004).
  • Engl. in Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin : 26 (1895);
  • Gibbs Russell in Kirkia 10 435 (1977).
  • Lye in F.T.E.A., Aponogetonaceae: 2 (1989).
  • Obermeyer in F.S.A. : 90, fig.27 (1966).
  • Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas C: 94 (1895).
  • Podlech in Merxmüller, Prodr. Fl. SW Afrika, fam.143: 3 (1966).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • van Bruggen, H.W.E. (1974). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi) Aponogetonaceae: 1-11. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A. Bennett in Flora of Tropical Africa 8: 218 (1901).
  • Engl. in Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas und der Nachbargebiete, Theile C: 94 (1895).
  • Engl. in Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahelm 1: 26 (1895)
  • H. Bruggen in Bibl. Bot. 33, 137: 40 (1985).
  • H. Bruggen in Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique 43: 201, fig. 4/2 (1973)
  • H. Bruggen in Flore d'Afrique Centrale: 4 (1974).
  • K. Krause in A. Engler, Das Pflanzenreich IV. 13: 12, fig. 9 N–Q (1906).
  • Lye in A.D.Q. Agnew, Upland Kenya Wild Flowers p. 652 (1974).
  • Obermeyer in Flora of Southern Africa 1: 90, fig. 27/2 (1966).
  • Peter in Abh. K. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen 13(2): 40 (1928)
  • Peter in Flora von Deutsch-Ostafrika 1: 117 (1929).
  • Podlech in Prodr. Fl. SW.-Afr. 143: 3 (1966).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 9, 1972 Richards, H.M. [9178] Zambia K000346047 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rehmann, A. [5761] South Africa K000346057 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rehmann, A. [5761] South Africa K000346056 Type Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Turner, M. [9987] Tanzania K:SPC-01293.000 No
Leippert, H. [6456] Tanzania K002908654 No
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [13760] Zambia K002908746 No
Philcox, D.; Leppard, M.J. [8827] Zimbabwe K002908752 No
Burtt, B.D. [4650] Tanzania K002908658 No
Hansen, O.J. [3313] Botswana K002908751 No
Robinson, E.A. [6812] Zambia K002908750 No
Biegel, H.M. [4132] Zimbabwe K002908743 No
Munro, C.F.H. [2231] Zimbabwe K002908744 No
Luke; Robertson [2111] Kenya K002908653 No
Leippert [5411] Tanzania K002908656 No
Beesley, J.S.S. [108] Tanzania K002908655 No
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [17239] Zambia K002908748 No
Gilbert, M.G. [4930] Kenya K002908650 No
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J.; Smeenk, C.; Smeenk, N. [21/992] Kenya K002908651 No
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [17197] Zambia K002908747 No
Biegel, H.M. [922] Zimbabwe K002908742 No
Greenway, P.J.; Turner, M. [9987] Tanzania K002908657 No
Robinson, E.A. [5902] Zambia K002908749 No
Gillett, J.B. [12846] Kenya K002908649 No
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [12081] Zambia K002908745 No
Gillett, J.B. [13127] Kenya K002908652 No
Chase, N.C. [7432] Zimbabwe K002908753 No
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J.; Kingston, J. [74/543] Kenya K002908648 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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