Amaryllidaceae
Pancratium

Pancratium tenuifolium Hochst. ex A.Rich.

First published in Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 312 (1850)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Repu, Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • 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.
  • Demissew, S. & Nordal, I. (2010). Aloes and other Lilies of Ethiopia and Eritrea, ed, 2: 1-351. Shama Books, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  • Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Geerinck, D. (1973). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi) Amaryllidaceae: 1-23. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Nordal, I. (1982). Amaryllidaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-30.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2008). Flora Zambesiaca 13(1): 1-140. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Zimudzi, C., Archer, R.H., Kwembeya, E.G. & Nordal, I. (2006). Synopsis of Amaryllidaceae from the Flora Zambesiaca area. Kirkia. The Zimbabwe Journal of Botany 18: 151-168.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Geerinck, D. (1973). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi) Amaryllidaceae: 1-23. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Zimudzi, C., Archer, R.H., Kwembeya, E.G. & Nordal, I. (2006). Synopsis of Amaryllidaceae from the Flora Zambesiaca area. Kirkia. The Zimbabwe Journal of Botany 18: 151-168.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by I. Nordal [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 2013 Heath, A; R [1512] Botswana K000203523 No
Apr 25, 1976 Lowe, J. [2900] Nigeria K000354596 Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Sihvoner [323] Burkina Faso K000354587 Yes
Jan 1, 1973 Morton, J.K. [1981] Ghana K000354591 Yes
Nov 20, 1972 Baines [s.n.] Botswana K000366056 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nov 20, 1972 Andoh, J.E. [5644] Ghana K000354589 Yes
Nov 20, 1972 Baikie [s.n.] Nigeria K000354592 Yes
Nov 20, 1972 Dalziel, J.M. [253] Nigeria K000354593 Yes
Nov 20, 1972 Aké Assi, L. [8719] Cote d'Ivoire K000354585 Yes
Nov 20, 1972 Hambler, D.J. [420] Nigeria K000354595 Yes
Nov 20, 1972 Morton, J.K. [1687] Ghana K000354588 Yes
Nov 20, 1972 s.coll. [2683] Guinea-Bissau K000354586 Yes
Nov 20, 1972 Baikie [s.n.] Nigeria K000354594 Yes
Feb 1, 1968 Summerhayes, G.V. [55] Nigeria K000354600 Yes
Feb 1, 1968 Hepburn, I.D. [140] Nigeria K000354599 Yes
Feb 1, 1968 Barker, A.J.D. [1501] Nigeria K000354602 Yes
Feb 1, 1968 Elliott, W.P. [225] Nigeria K000354598 Yes
Feb 1, 1968 Parsons, A.C. [253] Nigeria K000354601 Yes
Mathew, B.F. [6240] Kenya K002462210 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K002462208 Yes
Fay, J.M.; et al. [6675] Central African Republic K002462162 Yes
Ash, J. [1952] Ethiopia K002462190 Yes
Lea, J.D. [208] Sudan K002462183 Yes
Giess, V. [13160] South Africa K002462248 No
Trapnell, C.G. [CRS510] Zambia K002462229 No
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; Duyfjes, B.E.E. [10718] Ethiopia K002462191 Yes
[Spinage] [222] Central African Republic K002462160 Yes
{Codd; Dyer} [4674] South Africa K002462250 No
Roth, D. [145] Ethiopia K001735007 Yes
Drake-Brockmann, R.E. [s.n.] Ethiopia K002462186 Yes
[J. Repneke] [434] Botswana K002462226 No
Faulkner, H.G. [361] Mozambique K002462231 No
Ash, J. [3517] Ethiopia K002462189 Yes
de Winter, B. [7452] Botswana K002462227 No
{Erskine} [s.n.] Ethiopia K002462193 Yes
Thulin, M.; Warfa, A.M. [4432] Somalia K002462198 Yes
Myers, J.G. [8791] Sudan K002462182 Yes
Brunt, M. [3063] Ethiopia K002462197 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [s.n.] South Africa K002462253 No
Mertens, J.; Jongkind, C.C.H. [41] Cote d'Ivoire K002462152 Yes
[Hollarclles] [1157] Uganda K002462206 Yes
Gillett, J.B.; Hemming, C.F. [24068] Somalia K002462200 Yes
Drake-Brockmann, R.E. [s.n.] Ethiopia K002462187 Yes
Lugard, C.E. (Mrs) [36] Botswana K001735010 No
Eggeling, W.J. [E3861] Uganda K002462203 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [3829] Tanzania K002462213 Yes
Westphal, E.; Westphal-Stevels, J.M.C. [1383] Djibouti K002462188 Yes
Zunguze, D.; Boane, C. [305] Mozambique K002462230 No
[J. R. Wonside] [S/72/77] Somalia K002462199 Yes
Bradfield, R.D. [141] South Africa K002462246 No
Leedal [5193] Tanzania K002462214 Yes
Fay, J.M.; Ngaindiro, S.; Foucaud, J.; Raymond, S.; Remy, N. [s.n.] Central African Republic K002462161 Yes
{H. P. v. der Schijff} [882] South Africa K002462249 No
James [6/85] Somalia K001735006 Yes
[J. Baeinski] [2A] Sudan K002462184 Yes
Kelly, R.D. [504] Zimbabwe K002462232 No
Hepper, F.N.; Morton, J.K. [3192] Ghana K000354590 Yes
Goldsmith, B. [86/56] Zimbabwe K002462233 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Somalia K001735008 Yes
{Kotschy} [10] Ethiopia K002462196 Yes
Beesley, J.S.S. [176] Tanzania K002462211 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Cookson, A.J. [6464] Zambia K002462228 No
Mooney, H.F. [9101] Ethiopia K002462185 Yes
Friis, I.; Woldu, Z.; Vollesen, K.B. [2429] Ethiopia K002462195 Yes
Burger, W. [2692] Ethiopia K002462192 Yes
de Wilde, J.J.F.E.; Gilbert, M.G. [436] Ethiopia K002462194 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [16366] Kenya K002462209 Yes
Zambatis, N. [711] South Africa K002462254 No
Galpin, E.E. [133166] South Africa K002462252 No
Burtt, B.D. [3503] Tanzania K002462212 Yes
Codd, L.E. [6182] South Africa K002462251 No
Lely, H.V. [180] Nigeria K000354597 Yes
Tweedie [1490] Uganda K002462205 Yes
Brown, E. [H968-19] Uganda K002462204 Yes
Gardner, H.M.; Bally, P.R.O. [B6202] Kenya K002462207 Yes
Jacobsen, N. [283] Zimbabwe K002462234 No
de Winter, B. [3780] South Africa K002462247 No
Feb 1, 1968 Scott Elliot, G.F. [5213] Sierra Leone Pancratium hirtum K001790164 Yes
Fay, J.M.; Doka, J. [s.n.] Central African Republic Pancratium hirtum K002462159 Yes
Warnecke [93] Togo Pancratium hirtum K002462154 Yes
{Azancot de Menezes} [947] Angola Pancratium chapmannii K002462221 No
Rosvenor, R.K.G. [800] Zimbabwe Pancratium chapmannii K002462215 No
Bradfield, R.D. [141] South Africa Pancratium chapmannii K002462255 No
Galpin, E.E. [s.n.] South Africa Pancratium chapmannii K002462259 No
Vuuren, D.V. [967] Namibia Pancratium chapmannii K002462261 No
Dinter, K. [s.n.] Namibia Pancratium chapmannii K002462258 Yes
Wyk, P.V. [s.n.] South Africa Pancratium chapmannii K002462262 No
Bradfield, R.D. [141] South Africa Pancratium chapmannii K002462256 No
Lugard, E.J. [39] Botswana Pancratium chapmannii K002462219 No
Pole-Evans, I.B. [s.n.] South Africa Pancratium chapmannii K002462257 No
Yalala, A.M. [117] Botswana Pancratium chapmannii K002462218 No
Monr, C.E.; Rogers, F.A. [24] Pancratium chapmannii K002462264 No
Braun, R. [7006] Botswana Pancratium chapmannii K002462220 No
Pole-Evans, I.B. [3974] South Africa Pancratium chapmannii K002462263 No
Galpin, E.E. [13986] South Africa Pancratium chapmannii K002462260 No

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