Asteraceae
Sphaeranthus

Sphaeranthus spathulatus Peter

First published in Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen, Math.-Phys. Kl., n.f., 13(2): 27, 9 (1928)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania (incl. Zanzibar). It grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Tanzania

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 Tropical East Africa

  • Peter, Wasserpfl. & Sumpfgew. Deutsch-Ostafrika: 92 in clavi (1928).
  • Ross-Craig in Hook., Ic. Pl. ser. 5, 6: 76, t. 3520b (1954).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2007 Festo, L.; Luke, Q. [2676] Kenya K000197176 Yes
Jan 1, 2007 Festo, L.; Luke, Q. [2577] Kenya K000197175 Yes
Peter [K846] Tanzania K000274183 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wingfield, R. [3658] Tanzania K002900160 Yes
Abdallah, R. [1130] Tanzania K002900159 Yes
Vollesen, K.B. [MRC 3866] Tanzania K002900161 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [2180] Tanzania K002900157 Yes
Schlieben, H.J. [2465] Tanzania K002900156 Yes
Faulkner, H.G.; [Wehus Faulkner] [2180] Tanzania K002900158 Yes
Peter [14498] Tanzania K000274181 Type Yes
Sacleux, R.P. [1604] Tanzania K000274184 Type Yes
Peter [24950] Tanzania K000274182 Type Yes

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

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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