Caryophyllaceae
Stellaria

Stellaria sennii Chiov.

First published in Atti Reale Accad. Italia, Mem. Cl. Sci. Fis. 11: 20 (1940)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cameroon, Ethiopia to S. Tropical Africa. It is a scrambling subshrub and grows primarily in the montane tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre

Introduced into:

Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Namibia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Caminho, J., Mutemba, L., Matusse, E., Osborne, J., Wursten, B., Burrows, J., Cianciullo, S., Malatesta, L. & Attorre, F. (2022). An updated checklist of Mozambique’s vascular plants. PhytoKeys 189: 61-80.
  • Exell, A.W. & Wild, H. (eds.) (1961). Flora Zambesiaca 1(2): 337-581. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1978). Flora du Rwanda 1: 1-413. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.
  • Turrill, W.B. (1956). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Caryophyllaceae: 1-38.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Exell, A.W. & Wild, H. (eds.) (1961). Flora Zambesiaca 1(2): 337-581. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Robyns, W. & al. (eds.) (1948-1963). Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 1-10.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1978). Flora du Rwanda 1: 1-413. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Chiov. in Atti R. Accad. Ital., Mem. Cl. Sc. Fis. etc. 11, 20 (1940).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 6, 1955 K000313517 Yes
Oct 6, 1955 Shimper. [1463] K000313518 Yes
Oct 6, 1955 Maas Geesteranus, R.A. [5936], Kenya K000334022 No
Oct 6, 1955 Tweedie [107], Kenya K000334024 No
Oct 6, 1955 Whyte, A. [1898], Kenya K000334026 No
Jan 1, 1955 Hedberg, O. [1945], Kenya K000334028 No
Thulin, M. [s.n.], Kenya K000334023 No
Hepper, F.N. [7088], Kenya K000334027 No
Hedberg, O. [4442], Kenya K000334031 No
Hedberg, O. [4347], Kenya K000334032 No
Mabberley, D.J. [203], Kenya K000334030 No
Hedberg, O. [1519], Kenya K000334029 No

Sources

  • 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0