Rosaceae
Alchemilla

Alchemilla kiwuensis Engl.

First published in G.W.J.Mildbraed (ed.), Wiss. Erg. Deut. Zentr.-Afr. Exped., Bot. 2: 225 (1911)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cameroon to Eritrea and S. Africa. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the montane tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Repu, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • Graham, R.A. (1960). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Rosaceae: 1-61.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Launert, E. (ed.) (1978). Flora Zambesiaca 4: 1-658. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Robyns, W. & al. (eds.) (1948-1963). Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 1-10.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1978). Flora du Rwanda 1: 1-413. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Bot. Jahrb. 46: 129 (1911)
  • Hauman in Fl. Congo Belge 6, t. 1.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Launert, E. (ed.) (1978). Flora Zambesiaca 4: 1-658. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1978). Flora du Rwanda 1: 1-413. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Engl. in Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Zentral-Afrika-Expedition 1907-1908, 2 (Botanik) p. 225, t. 21 F–G (1911).
  • Hauman & Balle in Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 24: 308 (1934).
  • Hauman, Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 3: 6, t. 1 (1952).
  • Hedb. in Symb. Bot. Ups. 15 (1): 102 (1957).
  • Keay in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 424 (1958).
  • Robyns, Flore des Spermatophytes du Parc National Albert 1: 244, t. 23 (1948).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 1, 2019 S.Coll [S.n.] Equatorial Guinea K001611177 Yes
Jan 1, 2004 Pollard, B.J. [452] Cameroon K000212816 No
Jan 1, 2004 Pollard, B.J. [453] Cameroon K000212815 No
Feb 1, 2002 Cheek, M. [9014] Cameroon K000109637 No
Feb 1, 2002 Cheek, M. [9472] Cameroon K000109636 No
Feb 1, 2000 Satabie, B. [1064] Cameroon K000337851 No
Feb 1, 2000 Buzgo, M. [639] Cameroon K000337850 No
Jan 1, 1991 Maitland, T.D. [842] Cameroon K000107464 No
Jan 1, 1991 Maitland, T.D. [842] Cameroon K000107444 No
Oct 1, 1975 Letouzey, R. [13244] Cameroon K000107435 No
Dec 1, 1974 Letouzey, R. [13443] Cameroon K000107436 No
Jan 1, 1957 Keay, R.W.J. [FHI 28467] Cameroon K000107441 No
Jan 1, 1949 Brenan, J.P.M. [9549] Cameroon K000107438 No
Jan 1, 1949 Brenan, J.P.M. [9549] Cameroon K000107443 No
Hepper, F.N. [1965] Cameroon K000107439 No
Darbyshire, I.; Etuge.; Stone.; Vennard. [77] Cameroon K001495413 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [1943] Cameroon K000107446 No
Hepper, F.N. [2101] Cameroon K000107445 No
Hepper, F.N. [2201] Cameroon K000107447 No
Hepper, F.N. [2027] Cameroon K000107442 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/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/
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  • 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