Asparagaceae
Albuca

Albuca kirkii (Baker) Brenan

First published in Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 9: 91 (1954)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya to S. Tropical Africa. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Stedje, B. (1996). Hyacinthaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-32.
  • Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mt. Mulanje, Malawi. Scripta Botanica Belgica 34: 1-199.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mt. Mulanje, Malawi. Scripta Botanica Belgica 34: 1-199.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Agnew, A.D.Q. & Agnew, S., Upland Kenya Wild Flowers, ed. 2: 319 (1994).
  • Bjørnstad & Nordal in Norw. Journ. Bot. 24: 73-77 (1977).
  • Brenan in Mem. N. Y. Bot. Gard. 9: 91 (1954).
  • Knudtzon & Stedje in Nordic Journ. Bot. 6: 784 & Figs. 3a-h, 10a (1986).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 3, 2019 Osborne, J. [JO1523] Mozambique K001346634 Yes
Mozambique K:SPC-23574.000 No
Richards, H.M. [6082] Zambia K002172609 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K002172384 Yes
Wild, H. [1317] Zimbabwe K002172614 Yes
Luke, P.A.; Luke, Q.; Mtul, A.; Jones, T.; Rovero, F. [9093] Tanzania K002172387 Yes
Wild, H. [5481] Zimbabwe K002172623 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [355] Mozambique K002172629 Yes
Wild, H. [6525] Zimbabwe K002172621 Yes
Richards, H.M. [5411] Zimbabwe K001731197 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [295] Mozambique K:SPC-04386.000 No
Richards, H.M. (Mrs.)} [13030] Tanzania K002172385 Yes
Wild, H. [3765] Zimbabwe K:SPC-04389.000 No
Bidgood, G.S.; Sitoni, D.; Vollesen, K.B.; Whitehouse, C. [4008] Tanzania K002172390 Yes
Hopkins, J.C. [8242] Zimbabwe K002172617 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [20823] Kenya K002172383 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Sitoni, D.; Vollesen, K.B.; Whitehouse, C. [4008] Tanzania K002172389 Yes
Mainwaring [8647] Kenya K002172380 Yes
Wild, H. [4132] Zimbabwe K:SPC-04387.000 No
Faden, R.B. [68197] Kenya K002172382 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Turner, M. [10683] Tanzania K002172386 Yes
Richards, H.M. [13120] Zambia K002172608 Yes
Harvey [95] Kenya K002172381 Yes
Greatrex, F.C. [27346] Zimbabwe K:SPC-04388.000 No
Scott, L. [s.n.] Malawi K002172605 Yes
Simon, B.K. [856] Zimbabwe K002172620 Yes
s.coll. [7592] Kenya K002172379 Yes
Richards, H.M. [11212] Zambia K002172607 Yes
Greatrex, F.C. [35963] Zimbabwe K:SPC-05404.000 No
Wild, H. [3765] Zimbabwe K002172611 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Sitoni, D.; Vollesen, K.B.; Whitehouse, C. [3801] Tanzania K002172388 Yes
Wild, H. [5530] Zimbabwe K002172625 Yes
Moriarty, A. [351] Malawi Albuca nyikensis K002172640 No
Banda, E.A.K.; Salubeni, A.J.; Kaunda, K. [2495] Malawi Albuca nyikensis K002172639 No
Salslop, A.; Rusaki; Rhoasi, S. [Z228] Zambia Albuca nyikensis K002172647 No
Brass, L.J. [17015] Malawi Albuca nyikensis K002172638 No
Pawek, J. [11403] Malawi Albuca nyikensis K002172637 No
Chase, N.C. [7540] Zimbabwe Albuca nyikensis K002172646 No
Chase, N.C. [5114] Zimbabwe Albuca nyikensis K002172644 No
Wild, H. [4136] Zimbabwe Albuca nyikensis K:SPC-05408.000 No
Rogers, F.A. [10267] Mozambique Albuca nyikensis K002172636 No
Loveridge, J.P. [682] Zambia Albuca nyikensis K002172642 No
Edwards, I.B. [543] Zambia Albuca nyikensis K002172643 No
Eyles, F. [3220 & 3722] Zambia Albuca nyikensis K002172645 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi Albuca nyikensis K002172641 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