Asparagaceae
Semele

Semele androgyna (L.) Kunth

First published in Enum. Pl. 5: 277 (1850)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Canary Islands, Madeira. It is a liana or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Canary Is., Madeira

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Hansen, A. & Sunding, P. (1985). Flora of Macaronesia. Checklist of vascular plants. 3. revised edition. Sommerfeltia 1: 5-103.
  • Pinheiro de Carvalho, M.Â., Wilcock, C.C., Marques dos Santos, T.M., Vale Lucas, I.C., Teixeira Ganança, J.F., Franco, E., Thangadurai, D., Rao, D.M. (2004). A review of the genus Semele (Ruscaceae) systematics in Madeira. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 146: 483-497.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Hansen, A. & Sunding, P. (1985). Flora of Macaronesia. Checklist of vascular plants. 3. revised edition. Sommerfeltia 1: 5-103.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
K:SPC-16740.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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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