Aponogetonaceae
Aponogeton

Aponogeton desertorum Zeyh. ex Spreng.

First published in Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 5(Suppl.): 14 (1828)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. DR Congo to S. Africa. It is a tuberous hydrogeophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Zambia, Zaïre, 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.
  • 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

  • A. Spreng., Tent. Suppl.: 14 (1828).
  • Bruggen in Bull. Jard. Bot. Belg. 43: 213, fig.6/9 (1973);
  • Bruggen in F.A.C., Aponogetonaceae: 8 (1974).
  • Clarke & Klaassen, Water Pl. Namibia: 68 (2001).
  • Cook, Aq. Wetl. Pl. Sthn. Africa: 58 (2004).
  • Gibbs Russell in Kirkia 0: 435 (1977).
  • Obermeyer in F.S.A. : 90, fig.27/1 (1966).
  • Podlech in Merxmüller, Prodr. Fl. SW Afrika, fam. 143: 2 (1966).
  • Wild in Kirkia 2 36 (1961);

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 23, 1971 Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000346058 Syntype Yes
Nov 23, 1971 Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000346059 Type Yes
Aug 10, 1971 Holub, Em. [1470] Botswana K000346049 Type Yes
Aug 10, 1971 Eyles, F. [852] Zimbabwe K000346048 Type Yes
Gairdner, A.E. (Miss) [228] Zambia K002908765 No
Vinter [6966] Botswana K002908770 No
{Greenway} [5685] Zambia K002908759 No
Fanshawe, D.B. [F3876] Zambia K002908757 No
Fanshawe, D.B. [F3262] Zambia K002908756 No
Wild, H. [4116] Zimbabwe K002908768 No
Hislop, A. [470] Zambia K002908764 No
van der Merwe, F. [1325] Botswana K002908769 No
Menezes, A. [3488] Angola K002908772 No
Fanshawe, D.B. [F3691] Zambia K002908763 No
Mendonca, F.A. [260] Mozambique K002908755 No
Fanshawe, D.B. [F9781] Zambia K002908758 No
Lisowski, S. [55174] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002908632 No
s.coll. [6801] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002908633 No
Hutchinson, J.; Gillett, J.B. [3699] Zambia K002908760 No
s.coll. [12662] Zambia K002908762 No
Lovemore, D.F. [227] Zimbabwe K002908767 No
Mavi, S. [1021] Zambia K002908766 No
Lisowski, S. [55174] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002908634 No
Meyer, E.H.F. [3011] Angola K002908771 No
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [18206] Zambia K002908761 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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