Iridaceae
Afrosolen

Afrosolen coeruleus (Schinz) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning

First published in Bothalia 46(1)-a2024: 4 (2016)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Botswana to Namibia. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Namibia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Goldblatt, P. & Manning, J.C. (2020). Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42: 1-1159. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Goldblatt, P. (1993). Flora Zambesiaca: i-iv, 1-106. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1988 Schinz, H. [13] South Africa Lapeirousia coerulea K000320320 Lectotype Yes
Wanntorp, H.; Wanntorp, H.E. [724] Namibia Lapeirousia coerulea K002208469 No
Rauh, W. [57762] Namibia Lapeirousia coerulea K002208470 No
Seydel, R. [2203] Namibia Lapeirousia coerulea K002208465 No
Wanntorp, H.; Wanntorp, H.E. [724] Namibia Lapeirousia coerulea K002208468 No
s.coll. [8723] Botswana Lapeirousia coerulea K002207817 No
Liebenberg [4719] South Africa Lapeirousia coerulea K002208476 No
Skarpe, C. [S-213] Botswana Lapeirousia coerulea K002207820 No
Story, R. [6121] South Africa Lapeirousia coerulea K002208472 No
de Winter, B. [2409] Namibia Lapeirousia coerulea K002208462 No
Walter, H.E. [1510] Namibia Lapeirousia coerulea K002208460 No
Giess, W. [11292] Namibia Lapeirousia coerulea K002208473 No
Giess, W.; Hübsch, H. [11600] Namibia Lapeirousia coerulea K002208471 No
Vunren, D.V. [1027] Namibia Lapeirousia coerulea K002208466 No
Giess, W. [11248A] Namibia Lapeirousia coerulea K002208474 No
Wanntorp, H.; Wanntorp, H.E. [1144] Namibia Lapeirousia coerulea K002208464 No
Brown, R.C. [8723] Botswana Lapeirousia coerulea K002207818 No
Rodin, R.J. [9203] Namibia Lapeirousia coerulea K002208463 No
{Dinter} [6957] Namibia Lapeirousia coerulea K002208461 No
Wanntorp, H.; Wanntorp, H.E. [805] Namibia Lapeirousia coerulea K002208467 No
Schönfelder, E.B.W. [35] Namibia Lapeirousia coerulea K002208459 No
Germishuizen, G. [9306] Namibia Lapeirousia coerulea K002208478 No
Giess, W. [14955] Namibia Lapeirousia coerulea K002208475 No
Smith, P.A. [3496] Botswana Lapeirousia coerulea K002207819 No

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