Apocynaceae
Huernia

Huernia thuretii J.F.Cels

First published in Hort. Franç. 1866: 73 (1866)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Namibia to Cape Prov. It is a succulent subshrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Namibia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic 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.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
[5429] Zimbabwe K:SPC-11379.000 No
K:SPC-11378.000 No
K:SPC-54599.000 No
K:SPC-32794.000 No
Jan 1, 1986 Huernia thuretii var. primulina K000305925 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Brown, N.E. [s.n.] Huernia thuretii var. primulina K000305917 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Huernia thuretii var. primulina K000305919 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Huernia thuretii var. primulina K000305920 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1986 MacOwan, P. [910] South Africa Huernia thuretii var. primulina K000305922 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Huernia thuretii var. primulina K000305924 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Huernia thuretii var. primulina K000305926 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Barkly, H. [13] South Africa Huernia thuretii var. primulina K000305921 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Huernia thuretii var. primulina K000305923 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Bowker [13bis] South Africa Huernia thuretii var. primulina K000305918 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Pillans, E. [72] South Africa Huernia brevirostris subsp. intermedia K000305911 Lectotype Yes
Rabjohn, H. [s.n.] South Africa Huernia brevirostris subsp. intermedia K000305910 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pillans, E. South Africa Huernia brevirostris subsp. intermedia K:SPC-01947.000 Type No
Huernia bayeri K:SPC-52469.000 No
Huernia primulina K:SPC-05349.000 No
Huernia primulina K:SPC-05344.000 No
Jan 1, 1986 Huernia brevirostris subsp. baviaana K000305916 Type Yes
South Africa Huernia scabra K:SPC-04017.000 Type No
South Africa Huernia scabra K:SPC-14788.000 No
Jan 1, 1987 Huernia brevirostris K000305912 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Bolus, H. [575] South Africa Huernia brevirostris K000305913 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Bolus [575] Huernia brevirostris K000305914 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Huernia brevirostris K000305915 Unknown Type Material Yes
Brandham; Cutler [Cyt. No. 73-] South Africa Huernia brevirostris K:SPC-34952.000 No
Huernia brevirostris K:SPC-52465.000 No
Pillans, E. [663] South Africa Huernia brevirostris K:SPC-04009.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images