Colchicaceae
Colchicum

Colchicum melanthioides (Willd.) J.C.Manning & Vinn.

First published in Taxon 56: 881 (2007)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Zimbabwe to S. Africa. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Androcymbium melanthioides.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2009). Flora Zambesiaca 12(2): 1-208. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Robson, N.K.B.; Jackson [1245] Malawi Androcymbium melanthioides K002372511 Yes
Moriarty, A. [359] Malawi Androcymbium melanthioides K002372509 Yes
Buchanan, J. [24] Malawi Androcymbium melanthioides K002372507 Yes
Jackson, G. [2101] Malawi Androcymbium melanthioides K:SPC-02372.000 No
Pawek, J. [12009] Malawi Androcymbium melanthioides K002372515 Yes
Chapman, J.D. [1086] Malawi Androcymbium melanthioides K002372513 Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [8608] Malawi Androcymbium melanthioides K002372506 Yes
Schimper [1338] Ethiopia Androcymbium melanthioides K000366024 Isotype Yes
Roe in Bolus [3042] South Africa Androcymbium melanthioides K000366016 Unknown Type Material Yes
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Malawi Androcymbium melanthioides K002372504 Yes
Cameron, K.J. [146] Malawi Androcymbium melanthioides K002372510 Yes
Salubeni, A.J. [475] Malawi Androcymbium melanthioides K002372514 Yes
Jackson, G. [2101] Malawi Androcymbium melanthioides K002372505 Yes
Polhill, R.M. [12314] Kenya Androcymbium melanthioides K:SPC-25336.000 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [2661] Tanzania Androcymbium melanthioides K:SPC-04402.000 No
Rehmann, A. [3727] South Africa Androcymbium melanthioides K000366015 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lawrence, E. [228] Malawi Androcymbium melanthioides K002372508 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [4166] Malawi Androcymbium melanthioides K002372512 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

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images