Asteraceae
Sphaeranthus

Sphaeranthus flexuosus O.Hoffm.

First published in Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., sér. 4, 1(3): x (1903)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nigeria to Sudan and Namibia.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Chad, DR Congo, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Sudan-South Sudan, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Ross-Craig in Hook. Ic. Pl., ser. 5, 6: 34, t. 3505B.
  • in Ann. Mus. Congo, sér. 4, p. x (1903)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 12, 1951 Brown, A.J. [84559] Sudan K000274132 Type Yes
Wickens, G.E. [1468] Sudan K002314514 Yes
Smith, P.A. [427] Botswana K002900328 Yes
Heath, A.; Heath, R. [1506] Botswana K001604315 Yes
Smith, P.A. [2738] Botswana K002900336 Yes
Leteinturier, B.; Malaisse, F.; Matera, J. [273] Zambia K002900323 Yes
Gonde, P. [249] Zimbabwe K002900317 Yes
Smith, P.A. [2486] Botswana K002900333 Yes
Heath, A.; Heath, R. [1506] Botswana K001612917 Yes
G. F. de Witte [16] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002314455 Yes
Biegel, G.P.; Russele, G. [4098] Botswana K002900331 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [s.n.] Zambia K002900321 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [3110] Sudan K002314515 Yes
Biegel, G.P.; Russell, G. [4028] Botswana K002900330 Yes
McClintock, A. [56] Cameroon K002314426 Yes
s.coll. [4218] K002314453 Yes
Raynal, J.; Raynal, A.; Bonny [23] Cameroon K002314454 Yes
Smith, P.A. [2480] Botswana K002900335 Yes
Salubeni, A.J. [1148] Malawi K002900325 Yes
Smith, P.A. [2494] Botswana K002900327 Yes
Smith, P.A. [2486] Botswana K002900332 Yes
Henriques, C. [182] Angola K002900337 Yes
Van Rensburg, H.J. [2302] Zambia K002900320 Yes
Mutimushi, J.M. [3651] Zambia K002900322 Yes
Codd, L.E. [7467] Zambia K002900324 Yes
Pawek, J. [3926A] Malawi K002900326 Yes
Verdick, E. [107] K000274131 Type Yes
Lambrocht, F.L. [213] Botswana K002900329 Yes
Lely, H.V. [P136] Nigeria K002314425 Yes
Smith, P.A. [2494] Botswana K002900334 Yes
Johnston, H.B. [N99] Nigeria K002314427 Yes
Kornas, J. [2014] Zambia K002900319 Yes
Van Rensburg, H.J. [2439] Zambia K002900318 Yes
Jul 10, 1952 Newton, F. [s.n.] Angola Sphaeranthus humilis K000274195 Type Yes
Jul 10, 1952 Johnston, H.H. [s.n.] Angola Sphaeranthus humilis K000274194 Unknown Type Material Yes
Holub, E. [s.n.] Botswana Sphaeranthus humilis K003186923 Yes
Van Rensburg, H.J. [2405KBS] Zambia Sphaeranthus humilis K002900349 Yes
{Azancot de Menezes} [758] Angola Sphaeranthus humilis K003186925 Yes
Gairdner, A.E. (Miss) [134] Zimbabwe Sphaeranthus humilis K003186917 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Brenan, J.P.M. [8014] Zimbabwe Sphaeranthus humilis K003186911 Yes
Pole-Evans, I.B. [4143] Sphaeranthus humilis K003186921 Yes
Pawek, J. [5977] Malawi Sphaeranthus humilis K002900341 Yes
Grosvenor, R.K. [487] Zimbabwe Sphaeranthus humilis K003186902 Yes
Allen, C.E.F. [29B] Zambia Sphaeranthus humilis K003186908 Yes
Wild, H. [1344 A] Zimbabwe Sphaeranthus humilis K003186915 Yes
Bingham, M.G. [316] Zimbabwe Sphaeranthus humilis K003186903 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Cookson, A.J. [6377] Zambia Sphaeranthus humilis K002900344 Yes
Trapnell, C.G. [CRS 375] Zambia Sphaeranthus humilis K002900342 Yes
Biegel, H.M. [1312] Zimbabwe Sphaeranthus humilis K003186905 Yes
Sandwith, C. [s.n.] Zimbabwe Sphaeranthus humilis K003186916 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [8532] Zambia Sphaeranthus humilis K002900351 Yes
Baum, H. [184] Angola Sphaeranthus humilis K000274193 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drummond, R.B. [6091] Zimbabwe Sphaeranthus humilis K003186912 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [7723] Zambia Sphaeranthus humilis K002900343 Yes
Lewis, W.H. [6246] Zimbabwe Sphaeranthus humilis K003186918 Yes
Jansen, P.C.M.; de Koning, J.; de Wilde, J.J.F.E. [229] Mozambique Sphaeranthus humilis K002900340 Yes
Davies, R. [1435] Zimbabwe Sphaeranthus humilis K003186909 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Cookson, A.J. [6377] Zambia Sphaeranthus humilis K002900345 Yes
Pole-Evans, I.B. [4143] Botswana Sphaeranthus humilis K003186924 Yes
Boane, C. [57] Mozambique Sphaeranthus humilis K002900338 Yes
Golding, J.S.; Timberlake, J.; Clarke, P. [87] Mozambique Sphaeranthus humilis K002900339 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [8808] Zimbabwe Sphaeranthus humilis K003186919 Yes
s.coll. [6908] Zimbabwe Sphaeranthus humilis K003186920 Yes
Angus, A. [53] Zambia Sphaeranthus humilis K002900350 Yes
King, A.E. [109] Zambia Sphaeranthus humilis K002900348 Yes
Drummond, R.B. [4857] Zimbabwe Sphaeranthus humilis K003186914 Yes
Wild, H. [5843] Zimbabwe Sphaeranthus humilis K003186913 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [781] Zimbabwe Sphaeranthus humilis K001739624 Yes
Drummond, R.B. [4857] Zimbabwe Sphaeranthus humilis K003186906 Yes
Wild, H. [5850] Botswana Sphaeranthus humilis K003186922 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [8532] Zimbabwe Sphaeranthus humilis K003186904 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [8808] Zimbabwe Sphaeranthus humilis K003186910 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F 431] Zambia Sphaeranthus humilis K002900347 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [8337] Zambia Sphaeranthus humilis K003186907 Yes
Mutimushi, J.M. [1008] Zambia Sphaeranthus humilis K002900346 Yes
Wild, H. [1247] Zimbabwe Sphaeranthus humilis K003186901 Yes

Sources

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    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0