Acanthaceae
Dyschoriste

Dyschoriste tanganyikensis C.B.Clarke

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 77 (1899)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to Zambia. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

DR Congo, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141.
  • Vollesen, K. (2008). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Acanthaceae(1): 1-285.
  • Vollesen, K. (2013). Flora Zambesiaca 8(5): 1-184. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • C.B. Clarke in F.T.A. 5: 77 (1899).
  • Lebrun & Stork, Enum. Pl. Afr. Trop. 4: 480 (1997).
  • Vollesen in F.T.E.A., Acanthaceae 1: 194 (2008).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Vollesen, K. (2013). Flora Zambesiaca 8(5): 1-184. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Binns, Checklist Herb. Fl. Malawi: 13 (1968)
  • F.T.A. 5: 77 (1899)
  • Lebrun & Stork, Enum. Pl. Afr. Trop. 4: 480 (1997).
  • Richards & Morony, Checklist Mbala Distr.: 229 (1969)
  • Serengeti Res. Inst., Publ. 215: 25 (1976)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 2, 1896 Carson, A. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K000393940 Holotype Yes
White, F. [[2480]] Zambia K005507172 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [21506] Zambia K005507173 Yes
Sanane, M. [860] Zambia K005507175 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5707] Tanzania K000468717 No
Hall-Martin, A.J. [1735] Malawi K005507169 Yes
Clayphan, J.W. [68] Zambia K005507174 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [18191] Zambia K005507178 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [12004] Malawi K005507165 Yes
Leach, L.C. [10378] Malawi K005507167 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [5862] Zambia K005507180 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [11662] Malawi K005507166 Yes
Fay, J.M. [4221] Central African Republic K005506077 Yes
Jackson, G. [73] Malawi K005507170 Yes
Pawek, J. [10160] Malawi K005507163 Yes
Salubeni, A.J. [1153] Malawi K005507164 Yes
Mutimushi, J.M. [2254] Zambia K005507181 Yes
Fay, J.M. [ 4215] Central African Republic K005506079 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [13113] Zambia K005507176 Yes
McClounie, J. [44] Malawi K005507171 Yes
Lawton, R.M. [1425] Zambia K005507179 Yes
Wright, J.M. [233] Malawi K005507168 Yes
Fay, J.M. [4109] Central African Republic K005506078 Yes
Mutimushi, J.M. [2216] Zambia K005507182 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [2050] Zambia K005507177 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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/

  • 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