Plumbaginaceae
Plumbago

Plumbago amplexicaulis Oliv.

First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 15: 96 (1876)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & SW. Tanzania to Zambia. It is a subshrub or tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Friis, I. & al. (2012). The genus Plumbago (Plumbaginaceae) in Ethiopia and Eritrea. Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 67: 157-177.
  • Launert, E. (ed.) (1983). Flora Zambesiaca 7(1): 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Ntore, S. (2015). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire-rwanda-Burundi), Plumbaginaceae: 1-14. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique.
  • Wilmot-Dear, C.M. (1976). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Plumbaginaceae: 1-12.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Friis, I. & al. (2012). The genus Plumbago (Plumbaginaceae) in Ethiopia and Eritrea. Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 67: 157-177.
  • Ntore, S. (2015). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire-rwanda-Burundi), Plumbaginaceae: 1-14. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Engl., Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas und der Nachbargebiete, Theile C: 304 (1895).
  • F. White, Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia p. 318 (1962).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 452 (1949).
  • Oliv. in Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 15: 96 (1876)
  • Oliv., Flora of Tropical Africa 3: 487 (1877).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1975 Cameron [s.n.] K000225835 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Cameron [s.n.] K000225836 Holotype Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5352] Tanzania K000190582 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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