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

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?
s.coll. [s.n.] 25996.000 No
Bally, P.R.O. [295], Kenya 27509.000 No
Gillett, J.B. [13798], Kenya 28385.000 No
Gillett, J.B. [12629], Kenya 3423.000 Unknown type material No
Gillett, J.B. [12629], Kenya 4013.000 Unknown type material No
Bally, P.R.O. [478] 5114.000 No
Hartmann, H.E.K. [21380], Kenya 55911.000 No
Gillett [12629], Kenya K000814145 Unknown type material Yes

Sources

  • 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0