Eriocaulaceae
Eriocaulon

Eriocaulon abyssinicum Hochst.

First published in Flora 28: 341 (1845)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Nigeria to Eritrea and S. Africa, Madagascar. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Repu, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(2): 1-94. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
  • Phillips, S.M. (2011). Flore du Cameroun 38: 1-35. Ministère de l'enseignement supérieur et de la recherche scientifique (Mesres), Yaoundé.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2010). Flora Zambesiaca 13(4): 1-151. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 8: 257
  • Ruhland in Engl., Pflanzenr. 4, 30: 282 (1903).
  • in Flora 28: 341 (1845)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(2): 1-94. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2010). Flora Zambesiaca 13(4): 1-151. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Agnew, A.D.Q. & Agnew, S., Upland Kenya Wild Flowers, ed. 2: 303 (1994).
  • H. Hess in Ber. Schweiz. Bot. Ges. 65: 165, t. 9/8, fig. 2–3 on p. 160 (1955).
  • Hochst. in Flora 28: 341 (1845).
  • Lye in Fl. Ethiopia 6: 379, fig. 209.1/8–9 (1997).
  • Meikle in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3: 63, fig. 338/19 (1968).
  • N.E. Br. in Fl. Cap. 7: 53 (1897)
  • N.E. Br. in Flora of Tropical Africa 8: 257 (1901).
  • Ruhland in A. Engler, Das Pflanzenreich 4, 30: 282 (1903).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Wood, G.H.S. [446] Uganda K:SPC-23609.000 No
Schimper [1944] Ethiopia K000346098 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [8306] Zambia K001560983 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [8500] Zambia K001560981 Yes
Rayner, R.W. Kenya K:SPC-24328.000 No
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [6112] Tanzania K000468313 Yes
Kirk, J. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K000346157 Type Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [7728] Zimbabwe Eriocaulon gilgianum K:SPC-05585.000 No
Greenway, P.J. [8024] Zimbabwe Eriocaulon gilgianum K:SPC-23610.000 No
Welwitsch [2445b] Angola Eriocaulon ciliisepalum K000346158 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • 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

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    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
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