Asteraceae

Sphaeranthus L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 927 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Old World.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo, East Himalaya, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hainan, India, Iraq, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Rwanda, Senegal, Sinai, Somalia, South Australia, South European Russia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, Western Australia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Robyns in Kew Bull. 1924: 177—199
  • Ross—Craig in Hook. Ic. Pl., ser. 5, 6: 1 (1954).
  • —F.T.A. 3: 332

Flora of Iraq

  • Anderberg & Eldenäs in Kubitzki, Fam. Gen. Vasc. Pl. 8: 389 [2006] (2007)
  • Frances G. Davies (2019). Flora of Iraq, Volume 6: Compositae. Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. & Hind, D. J. N. (Eds). Kew Publishing
  • L. Gen. Pl. ed. 5: 998 (1754)
  • L. Sp. Pl.: 927 (1753)
  • Ross-Craig, S. (1955). A revision of the genus Sphaeranthus. Bentham-Moxon Trustees.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Anderb. in Plant Syst. & Evol. 176: 169 (1991)
  • DC., Prodr. 5: 369 (1836)
  • L., Gen. Pl. ed. 5: 399 (1754)
  • Robyns in K.B. 1924: 177-199 (1924)
  • Ross-Craig in Hook., Ic. Pl. ser. 5, 6: 1–90 (1954)
  • Sp. Pl.: 927 (1753)
  • in K. Bremer, Asteraceae Clad. & Class.: 302 (1994)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 2001 Hemming, C.F. [1547] Kenya K000274161 Type Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [9075] Kenya K001739606 Yes
Kisena [1249] Tanzania K002314598 Yes
Tweedie [1567] Kenya K002314754 Yes
Magogo, F.; Glover, P. [159] Kenya K002314595 Yes
Tweedie [2451] Kenya K002314755 Yes
Luvis, W.H. [5916] Kenya K002314744 Yes
Tweedie [2270] K002314753 Yes
Peter, G.A. [54179] Tanzania K002314601 Yes
s.coll. [9364] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002314481 Yes
Luke, Q.; Luke, P. [10890] Kenya K002314742 No
Bidgood, G.S.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K.B. [7736] Tanzania K002900259 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [9075] Kenya K002314747 Yes
Nowicke, J.W.; Fosberg, F.R.; Jayasuriya, M. [354] Sri Lanka K002314323 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [9075] Kenya K002314749 Yes
Riley, J. [13] India K002314321 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [6268] Tanzania K000468157 Yes
Peter, G.A. [K859] Tanzania K002314607 Yes
Peter, G.A. [44886] Tanzania K002314603 Yes
Harris, B.J. [BJH5409] Tanzania K002314605 Yes
Peter, G.A. [54585] Tanzania K002314602 Yes
Peter, G.A. [K895] Tanzania K002314612 Yes
Abeid, Y.S.; Machaga, S.; Mkosabei, N. [3184] Tanzania K001890742 Yes
Smith, S.A.L.; Beentje, H.J.; Muasya, A.M. [87] Kenya K002314751 Yes
Semsei, S.R. [3133] Tanzania K002314608 Yes
Wellby, M.S. [s.n.] K002314745 Yes
Kirrika [84] Kenya K002314750 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [6220] Tanzania K000468205 Yes
Freudberg; Kaplan [64] Kenya K002314743 Yes
Tisserant, R.P. [1962] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000274135 Type Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [9075] Kenya K002314748 Yes
Newbould, J.G.B. [3604] Kenya K002314752 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [6155] Tanzania K000468270 Yes
Peter, G.A. [44616] Tanzania K002314606 Yes
Archbold, M.E.; Archbold, N.E. [3031] Tanzania K002314610 Yes
Peter, G.A. [44624] Tanzania K002900260 Yes
Peter, G.A. [31523] Tanzania K002314599 Yes
Vollesen, K. [MRC2428] Tanzania K002314604 Yes
Soejarto, D. [4] Indonesia K002314356 Yes
Soejarto, D.D. [4827] Sri Lanka K002314322 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Kibui, K.; Mungai, G. [s.n.] Kenya K002314746 Yes
Kisena [1210] Tanzania K002314597 Yes
Archbold, M.E.; Archbold, N.E. [3031] Tanzania K002314609 Yes
Peter, G.A. [54179] Tanzania K002314600 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [660] Tanzania K002314611 Yes
Kotschy [209] Sudan K000274153 Unknown Type Material Yes
Luke [2938] Kenya K002314596 Yes

Sources

  • Flora of Iraq

    • Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. (Eds). (2013-2019). Flora of Iraq, Volumes 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0. Kew Publishing
    • 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

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    • '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.

  • 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 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

  • Plants and People Africa

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