Dichapetalaceae
Dichapetalum

Dichapetalum cymosum (Hook.) Engl.

First published in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(4): 349 (1896)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical & S. Africa. It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, KwaZulu-Natal, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Exell, A.W., Fernandes, A. & Wild, H. (eds.) (1963). Flora Zambesiaca 2(1): 1-351. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1976 Rains, A.B.; Yalala, A.M. [9] Botswana K000511111 No
Jan 1, 1976 Yalala, A.M. [206] Botswana K000511110 No
Jan 1, 1972 Bullock, A.A. [1196] Zambia K000432250 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Bullock, A.A. [1196] Zambia K000432249 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Story, R. [4805] Botswana K000511109 No
Jan 1, 1972 Beer, J.S., de [903] Botswana K000511108 No
Jan 1, 1972 Baum, H. [64] Angola K000432247 Type Yes
Bolus [3141] South Africa K000432339 Unknown Type Material Yes
Plowes, D.C. [1643] Zimbabwe K005292851 Yes
Wild, H. [352] Zimbabwe K005292852 Yes
Plowes, D.C. [1635] Zimbabwe K005292856 Yes
Burke [s.n.] South Africa K000432336 Type Yes
Smith, P.A. [2883] Botswana K000511107 No
Culver, A.S. [13] Zimbabwe K005292854 Yes
Rushworth, J.E. [1206] Zimbabwe K005292858 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F4693] Zambia K005292849 Yes
Zeyher [536] South Africa K000432338 Type Yes
Chase, N.C. [7214] Zimbabwe K005292857 Yes
Burke [s.n.] South Africa K000432337 Type Yes
Plowes, D.C. [1643] Zimbabwe K005292855 Yes
Bullock, A.A. [1210] Zambia K005292844 Yes
Tinley, K.L. [2991] Mozambique K005292843 Yes
Story, R. [5109] K005292842 Yes
Bullock, A.A. [1210] Zambia K005292845 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F4811] Zambia K005292847 Yes
White, F. [3627] Zambia K005292850 Yes
Mutimushi, J.M. [418] Zambia K005292846 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [6304] Zambia K005292848 Yes
West, O. [2420] Zimbabwe K005292853 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

  • 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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