Xysmalobium undulatum (L.) W.T.Aiton

First published in Hortus Kew. 2: 79 (1811)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to S. Africa. It is a perennial or tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bruyns, P.V. (2014). The Apocynaceae of Namibia. Strelitzia 34: 1-158. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • 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.
  • Hedberg, I., Edwards, S. & Nemomissa, S. (eds.) (2003). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 4(1): 1-352. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Goyder in F.T.E.A., Apocynaceae (part 2): 450 (2012).
  • W.T. Aiton, Hort. Kew., ed.2 2: 79 (1811).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • 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

  • Cribb & Leedal, Mt Fl. S. Tanz.: 106, t. 24c (1982)
  • Fl. Eth. 4(1): 131, fig. 140.19 (2003).
  • Hort. Kew. ed. 2, 2: 79 (1811)
  • U.K.W.F. ed. 2: 176, pl. 67 (1994)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 6, 2007 Pollard, B.J.; Porter; Elinge [1101] Cameroon K:SPC-75961.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8231] Tanzania K:SPC-01088.000 No
Bally, P.R.O. [7928] Kenya K:SPC-11142.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8160] Tanzania K:SPC-01087.000 No
Baum [s.n.] Angola K000234374 Type Yes
Mechow [329] Angola K000234377 Isotype Yes
Welwitsch [4171] Angola K000234376 Type Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [11540A] Malawi K:SPC-35099.000 No
Gossweiler, J. [s.n.] Angola K001030370 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [12,524] Tanzania K:SPC-30039.000 No
Welwitsch [4170] Angola K000234375 Type Yes
Tweedie, M. [1161] Kenya K:SPC-44384.000 No
Harris, T. [377] Mozambique K000613813 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8254] Asclepias undulata K001125050 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8254] Asclepias undulata K001125049 Unknown Type Material 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