Apocynaceae
Asclepias

Asclepias fulva N.E.Br.

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 254 (1895)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Uganda to S. Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Goyder, D.J. (2009). A synopsis of Asclepias (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae) in tropical Africa. Kew Bulletin 64: 369-399.
  • Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 7(3): 1-375. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Goyder, S., Harris, T., Masinde, S., Meve, U. & Venter, J. (2012). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Apocynaceae(2): 1-530.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Goyder in F.T.E.A., Apocynaceae (part 2): 391 (2012).
  • N.E. Br. in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 254 (1895).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 7(3): 1-375. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • K.B. 1895: 254 (Oct. 1895).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Pegler, A. [655] South Africa K000234763 Type Yes
Bowker [s.n.] South Africa K000234771 Unknown Type Material Yes
MacOwan, P. [661] South Africa K000234770 Unknown Type Material Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [8088] Uganda K000234844 Type Yes
Wilson, C.J. [112] Uganda K000234846 Type Yes
Burtt-Davy, J. [3233] South Africa K000234765 Unknown Type Material Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [7443] Uganda K000234845 Lectotype Yes
Rand [966] South Africa K000234766 Isotype Yes
Tweedie, E.M. [565] Kenya K:SPC-01868.000 No
Wood, J. [3362] South Africa K000234769 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000234772 Isotype Yes
Saunders, K. [8] South Africa K000234767 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gilfillan, D.F. [6148] South Africa K000234768 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gilfillan, D.F. [6148] South Africa K000234764 Unknown Type Material Yes
Milne-Redhead; Taylor [10861] Tanzania Pachycarpus viridiflorus K:SPC-63305.000 No
Leedal, G.P. [5313] Tanzania Pachycarpus fulvus K:SPC-40334.000 No
Cribb, P.; Grey-Wilson, C.; Mwasumbi, L. [11375] Tanzania Pachycarpus fulvus K:SPC-41091.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [9341] Tanzania Pachycarpus fulvus K:SPC-01064.000 No

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

    • 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 2024. 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 Bulletin

    • Kew Bulletin
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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