Apiaceae
Cryptotaenia

Cryptotaenia polygama C.C.Towns.

First published in Kew Bull. 38: 57 (1983)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Tanzania. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the montane tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Tanzania

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Townsend, C.C. (1989). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Umbelliferae: 1-127.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Van Wyk, B.-E., Tilney, P.M. & Magee, A.R. (2013). African Apiaceae: a synopsis of the Apiaceae/Umbelliferae of Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar: 1- 317. Briza Academic Books, Pretoria.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • C.C. Townsend in Kew Bulletin 38: 57 (1983).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1536] Tanzania K002737040 Yes
Bruce, E.M. (Miss) [627] Tanzania K002737041 Yes
Peter, A. [56309] Tanzania K000311114 Holotype Yes
Peter, A. [56309] Tanzania K000311115 Type Yes
Manktelow, S.J.; Swenson, U. [91044] Tanzania K002737035 Yes
Jannerup; Mhoro [0144] Tanzania K002737045 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C. [918] Tanzania K002737039 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1632] Tanzania K002737034 Yes
Bruce, E.M. (Miss) [318] Tanzania K002737042 Yes
Jannerup; Mhoro [0144] Tanzania K002737046 Yes
Peter, G.A. [56332] Tanzania K002737036 Yes
Bruce, E.M. (Miss) [627] Tanzania K002737043 Yes
Robertson, S.A. [155] Tanzania K002737044 Yes
Peter, G.A. [56332] Tanzania K002737038 Yes
Thulin, M.; Mhoro, B. [2953] Tanzania K002737037 Yes

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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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