Aizoaceae

Ruschia Schwantes

First published in Z. Sukkulentenk. 2: 186 (1926)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is S. Africa.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Free State, Lesotho, Namibia, Northern Provinces

Introduced into:

Great Britain, Portugal, South Australia, Spain, Tunisia, Victoria, Western Australia

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 28, 1997 Bolus, L. [1504/33] South Africa K000076245 Type Yes
Feb 28, 1997 Bolus, L. [1504/33] South Africa K000076246 Isotype No
Sep 10, 1990 Dinter, K. [3636] Namibia K000076264 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sep 10, 1990 Dyer [2132] K000267692 Isotype Yes
Sep 10, 1990 Dyer [2132] K000267694 Type Yes
Sep 10, 1990 Dyer [2132] K000267693 Isotype Yes
Pillans, N.S. [5750] K000267732 Isotype Yes
unknown [17888] South Africa K000267760 Isotype Yes
Leighton, F.M. [21441] South Africa K000267764 Isotype Yes
Smith, C.A. [4389] South Africa K000267669 Type Yes
Muir [3879] K000267686 Type Yes
Watt K000267754 Holotype Yes
Japscott, B. [3206] South Africa K001044491 Unknown Type Material Yes
Japscott, B. [3206] South Africa K001044489 Type Yes
Japscott, B. [3206] South Africa K001044490 Type Yes
Bolus [18982] K000267705 Type Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images