Polygonaceae
Oxygonum

Oxygonum sagittatum R.A.Graham

First published in Kew Bull. 12: 158 (1957)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Kenya. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Graham, R.A. (1958). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Polygonaceae: 1-40.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Graham, R.A. (1958). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Polygonaceae: 1-40.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • R. Grah., Kew Bulletin 1957: 158 (1957).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 6, 1952 Gillett, J., B. [12694] Kenya K000244050 Type No
Apr 6, 1952 Gillett, J., B. [12694] Kenya K000244051 Type No
Kuchar, P.; Ostiz [15291] Kenya K000332785 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

  • 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