Boraginaceae
Lobostemon

Lobostemon fruticosus (L.) H.Buek

First published in Linnaea 11: 134 (1837)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & SW. Cape Prov. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Buys, M.H. (2011). Revision of Lobostemon (Boraginaceae). Phytotaxa 37: 1-131.
  • 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

  • Buys, M.H. (2011). Revision of Lobostemon (Boraginaceae). Phytotaxa 37: 1-131.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 9, 2008 Kitching, L. [s.n.] South Africa K000662471 Yes
Jul 9, 2008 Kitching, L. [s.n.] South Africa K000662468 Yes
Jul 9, 2008 Kitching, L. [s.n.] South Africa K000662469 Yes
Jul 9, 2008 Kitching, L. [s.n.] South Africa K000662470 Yes
MacOwan [816] South Africa K000577852 Yes
Drege [7847B] South Africa K000577851 Yes
Wilms, F., Dr. [3402] South Africa K000577854 Yes
Drege [7847C] South Africa K000577857 Yes
Drege [7847C] South Africa K000577858 Yes
Sieber [92] South Africa K000419005 Type Yes
Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000419007 Type Yes
Villette [s.n.] South Africa K000419006 Type Yes
Drege [7847a] South Africa K000577859 Yes
Drege [7847b] South Africa K000577855 Yes
Drege [7847a] South Africa K000577856 Yes

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