Crassulaceae
Sedum

Sedum ruwenzoriense Baker f.

First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 38: 251 (1908)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to Rwanda. It is an epiphyte or lithophyte and grows primarily in the montane tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Uganda, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Robyns, W. & al. (eds.) (1948-1963). Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 1-10.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1978). Flora du Rwanda 1: 1-413. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.
  • Wickens, G.E. (1987). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Crassulaceae: 1-66.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1978). Flora du Rwanda 1: 1-413. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A.D.Q. Agnew, Upland Kenya Wild Flowers p. 109, fig. on p. 108 (1974).
  • Bak. f. in Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 38: 251 (Jan. 1908).
  • Bally in Journ. E. Afr. & Ug. Nat. Hist. Soc. 15: 14 (1940).
  • Blundell, Wild Fl. Kenya: 31, photo. 136 (1982).
  • Bullock in Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Kew 1935: 63 (1933).
  • Fröd. in Med. Fran. Göteb. Bot. Träd. 7: 99, figs. 788–795 (1931).
  • Fröd. in Svensk. Bot. Tidskr. 23: 5, fig. 3 (1929).
  • O. Hedberg, Afroalpine Vascular Plants pp. 97 & 276 (1957), excl. specim. Thomas 2635 & 2703.
  • Raym.-Hamet in Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l'État a Bruxelles 27: 303 (1957).
  • Raym.-Hamet in Candollea 4: 46 (1929).
  • Toussaint in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 2: 558 (1951).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 2008 Kisalye, N. [225] Uganda K000662268 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Field, D.V. [4861] Kenya K:SPC-34363.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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