Apocynaceae
Huernia

Huernia erinacea P.R.O.Bally

First published in Fl. Pl. Africa 31: t. 1206 (1956)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Kenya. It is a succulent subshrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Albers, F. & Meve, U. (eds.) (2002). Illustrated handbook of succulent plants Asclepiadaceae, corr. 2nd printing: 1-318. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg,New York.
  • Goyder, S., Harris, T., Masinde, S., Meve, U. & Venter, J. (2012). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Apocynaceae(2): 1-530.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Goyder, S., Harris, T., Masinde, S., Meve, U. & Venter, J. (2012). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Apocynaceae(2): 1-530.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Excelsa Tax. Ser. 4: 87 (1988).
  • Fl. Pl. Afr. 31: t. 1206 (1956)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Gillett, J.B. [13798] Kenya K:SPC-28385.000 No
Hartmann, H.E.K.; Newton, L.E. [21380] Kenya K:SPC-55911.000 No
Bally, P.R.O. [478] K:SPC-05114.000 No
Gillett, J.B. [12629] Kenya K:SPC-04013.000 Type No
Gillett, J.B. [12629] Kenya K:SPC-03423.000 Type No
Bally, P.R.O. [295] Kenya K:SPC-27509.000 No
Gillett [12629] Kenya K000814145 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K:SPC-25996.000 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

    • 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/
    • © 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