Primulaceae
Lysimachia

Lysimachia ruhmeriana Vatke

First published in Linnaea 40: 204 (1876)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cameroon to Eritrea and S. Africa, Madagascar. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the montane tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boutique, R. (1971). Flore du Congo du Rwanda et du Burundi, Primulaceae: 1-15. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Bruxelles.
  • 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.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hedberg, I., Kelbessa, E., Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Persson, E. (eds.) (2006). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 5: 1-690. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Launert, E. (ed.) (1983). Flora Zambesiaca 7(1): 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Taylor, P. (1958). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Primulaceae: 1-20.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1985). Flora du Rwanda 3: 1-729. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 3: 489
  • Pax & Knuth in Engl. Pflanzenr. 4, 237, Primulac.: 292.
  • in Linnea 40: 204 (1876)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boutique, R. (1971). Flore du Congo du Rwanda et du Burundi, Primulaceae: 1-15. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Bruxelles.
  • 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.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Launert, E. (ed.) (1983). Flora Zambesiaca 7(1): 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1985). Flora du Rwanda 3: 1-729. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Oliv. in Flora of Tropical Africa 3 : 489 (1877).
  • P. Tayl. in Kew Bulletin 1958 : 142 (1958).
  • Pax & Knuth in A. Engler, Das Pflanzenreich IV. 237 : 292 (1905).
  • Vatke in Linnaea, 40 : 204 (1876)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 1, 2002 Etuge, M. [4042] Cameroon K000008243 No
Sep 1, 2002 Cheek, M. [9496] Cameroon K000008244 No
Dec 1, 2000 Munyenyembe, P. [853] Cameroon K000338627 No
Dec 1, 2000 Etuge, M. [2354] Cameroon K000338626 No
Dec 1, 2000 Cheek, M. [9836] Cameroon K000338629 No
Apr 1, 1999 Etuge, M. [3353] Cameroon K000338628 No
Jan 1, 1968 Schimper [1231] Ethiopia K000225814 Isotype Yes
Nov 1, 1958 Hepper, F.N. [1982] Cameroon K000027910 No
Dec 28, 1956 Schweinfurth, G.; Riva, D. [1684] Eritrea K000225813 Lectotype Yes
Dec 28, 1956 Holst, C. [9013a] Tanzania K000225812 Type Yes
Dec 1, 1956 Ujor, E.U. [FHI 30383] Cameroon K000027913 No
Dec 1, 1956 Maitland, T.D. [1406] Cameroon K000027914 No
Luke, W.R.Q.; Kabuye, C.; Festo, L.; Ntore, S.; Bayona W. [17911] Tanzania K001612533 Yes
Cable, S.; Ami Sui; Ernest; Peter; Asonganyi; Showa [3089] Cameroon K000609618 Yes
Cheek, M. [10839] Cameroon K000875900 Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [9648] Cameroon K000027912 No
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [8546] Cameroon K000027909 No
Brunt, M.A. [1099] Cameroon K000027911 No
Jan 1, 1968 Baron, R. [2303] Madagascar Lysimachia parviflora K000225908 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1968 Baron, R. [654] Madagascar Lysimachia parviflora K000225906 Type Yes
Baron, R. [3320] Madagascar Lysimachia parviflora K000225907 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1968 Wood, J.M. [4522] South Africa Lysimachia woodii K000225903 Type 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

  • 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/

  • 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