Crassulaceae
Crassula

Crassula globularioides Britten

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 389 (1871)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Kenya to Malawi. It is a succulent subshrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zimbabwe

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Harris, T., Darbyshire, I. & Polhill, R. (2011). New species and range extensions from Mt Namuli, Mt Mabu and Mt Chiperone in northern Mozambique. Kew Bulletin 66: 241-251. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Launert, E. (ed.) (1983). Flora Zambesiaca 7(1): 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wickens, G.E. (1987). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Crassulaceae: 1-66.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Harris, T., Darbyshire, I. & Polhill, R. (2011). New species and range extensions from Mt Namuli, Mt Mabu and Mt Chiperone in northern Mozambique. Kew Bulletin 66: 241-251. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bak. f. in Trans. Linn. Soc, ser. 2, 4: 13 (1894).
  • Brenan in Mem. N.Y. Bot. Gard. 8: 434 (1954).
  • Britten in Flora of Tropical Africa 2: 389 (1871).
  • Engl., Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas und der Nachbargebiete, Theile A: 132 (1895)
  • Engl., Die Vegetation Der Erde, IX, Pflanzenwelt Afrikas 3(1): 281 (1915).
  • Jacobsen, Lex. Succ. Pl.: 160 (1974).
  • R. Fernandes in Flora Zambesiaca 7: 33 (1983).
  • Tölken in Contrib. Bolus Herb. 8: 458 (1977).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1978 Brummitt, R.K. [12287] Malawi K000318228 Yes
Jan 1, 1978 Leach, L.C.; Whellan, J. [14962] Malawi K000318230 Yes
Jan 1, 1978 Brummitt, R.K. [11353] Malawi K000318229 Yes
Jan 1, 1978 Brummitt, R.K. [11722] Malawi K000318227 Yes
Jun 1, 1976 Saltmarsh, E. [992] Eswatini K000310761 Type Yes
Meller, C.J. [s.n.] Malawi K000310465 Holotype Yes
Meller, C.J. [s.n.] Malawi K000310467 Holotype Yes
Brass, L.J. [16327] Malawi K000318225 Yes
Brass, L.J. [16798] Malawi K000318223 Yes
Pawek, J. [3843] Malawi K000318218 Yes
Timberlake, J. [5470] Mozambique K000614450 Yes
Timberlake, J. [5258] Mozambique K000613987 Yes
Philcox; Leppard [8962] Zimbabwe K:SPC-54479.000 No
Moriarty, A. [347] Malawi K000318217 Yes
Chapman, J.D. [715] Malawi K000318221 Yes
Mphamba, S. [15] Mozambique K000613708 Yes
Pawek, J. [13172] Malawi K000318226 Yes
Jackson, G. [1891] Malawi K000318220 Yes
Richards, H.M. [16593] Malawi K000318224 Yes
Cameron, K.J. [11] Malawi K000318222 Yes
Sharpe, A. [116] Malawi K000318219 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

  • 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