Asteraceae
Arctotheca

Arctotheca calendula (L.) K.Lewin

First published in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 11: 49 (1922)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cape Prov. to Lesotho and KwaZulu-Natal. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho

Introduced into:

Algeria, Azores, Baleares, Belgium, California, France, Great Britain, Greece, Kriti, Morocco, New South Wales, New Zealand North, Norfolk Is., Northern Territory, Palestine, Portugal, Queensland, Sardegna, Sicilia, South Australia, Spain, Sweden, Tasmania, Tunisia, Victoria, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Dufour-Dror, J.M. & Fragman-Sapir, O. in Dufour-Dror, J.M. (2019). Alien Plant Species in Natural & Disturbed Areas in Israel. Alien Invasive Plants in Israel, ed. 2: 1-246. Dan Perry Pub., Nature & Parks Authority, Israel Ministry of Environmental Protection.
  • Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
  • Schäfer, H. (2021). Flora of the Azores a field guide: 1-445. Margraf Publishers GmbH.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2020). http://dx.doi.org/10.24310/abm.v33i0.6978. epublication.
  • (2020). https://doi.org/10.7320/FlMedit30.137. epublication.
  • Dufour-Dror, J.M. & Fragman-Sapir, O. in Dufour-Dror, J.M. (2019). Alien Plant Species in Natural & Disturbed Areas in Israel. Alien Invasive Plants in Israel, ed. 2: 1-246. Dan Perry Pub., Nature & Parks Authority, Israel Ministry of Environmental Protection.
  • Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 4, 2007 Brown, N.E. [s.n.] South Africa K000250005 Type Yes
Turrill, W.B. [59] K002575071 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002575003 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002575072 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002575070 Yes
Comins, D.M. [695] South Africa K002114998 Yes
Tilden, J.E. [s.n.] Australia K002114909 Yes
Macdonald, E.C. [62] Australia K002114919 Yes
s.coll. [16458] China K002114892 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002575063 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [17113] South Africa K002575009 Yes
Atchley, S.C. [s.n.] Portugal K002114882 Yes
Jones, L.M. [49] Australia K002114926 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002575065 Yes
Ross, J.H.; Corrick, M.G. [2609] Australia K002114925 Yes
Ward, C.J. [5826] South Africa K002575006 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [20045] South Africa K002114996 Yes
Bangerter, E.B. [5199] New Zealand K002114936 Yes
Gillet, M.C. [4279] South Africa K002575010 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002575068 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [6206] Spain K002114887 Yes
Kies, P. [4051] South Africa K002114992 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain K002114888 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [19545] South Africa K002114997 Yes
Symon, D.E. [12869] Australia K002114923 Yes
Rodin, R.J. [1449] South Africa K002114999 Yes
Nunn, L. [33] Australia K002114897 Yes
Thiselton-Dyer, G.H. [63] Australia K002114905 Yes
Constable, E.F. [17353] Australia K002114916 Yes
Croeser, P.M.C.; Morgan, D. [928] South Africa K002114990 Yes
Atchley, S.C. [437] Portugal K002114884 Yes
Gillet, M.C. [4174/A] South Africa K002114991 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002575069 Yes
Welwitsch [s.n.] Portugal K002114879 Yes
Goode, S. [340] Australia K002114899 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K002114898 No
James, T. [335] Australia K002114922 Yes
Taylor, P.W. [s.n.] Australia K002114920 Yes
Tilden, J.E. [785] Australia K002114903 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002575067 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Maslin, B.R. [20532] Australia K002114893 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [2250] United Kingdom K002114875 Yes
Melbourn [143] Australia K002114902 Yes
Cryer, J.; Britton, C.E. [s.n.] K002114873 Yes
R.M.L. [s.n.] Australia K002114913 Yes
Meebold, A. [29907] Australia K002114904 Yes
Ripley, H.D. [33] Spain K002114889 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Ernst, W.R. [5838] Portugal K002114877 Yes
Kendall, R.J. [75] Australia K002114901 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M.; Younger, A. [2642] United Kingdom K002114876 Yes
Cryer, J.; Britton, C.E. [s.n.] K002114872 Yes
Bos, J.J. [715] South Africa K002575011 Yes
Atchley, S.C. [437] Portugal K002114883 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002575066 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002575064 Yes
s.coll. [17113] South Africa K002575008 Yes
Theron, G.C. [2088] South Africa K002115000 Yes
Lambert, M.R.K. [494] Australia K002114896 Yes
{Marsh; French; Pamphlet} [222] South Africa K002575005 Yes
Britten, F.W. [s.n.] Australia K002114915 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002575073 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K002114918 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002575074 Yes
s.coll. [707] Australia K002114907 Yes
Winkler, M. [s.n.] Portugal K002114885 Yes
R.H.L. [s.n.] Australia K002114914 Yes
Rodway, F.A. [s.n.] Australia K002114911 Yes
Trevelyan, W.C. [s.n.] Portugal K002114881 Yes
Green, P.S. [1877] Norfolk Island K002114938 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002114874 Yes
Jnce, W.H. [s.n.] Australia K002114908 Yes
Drummond [223] Australia K002114906 Yes
Longman, H.A. [s.n.] Australia K002114900 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002575075 Yes
[illegible] [P494] Portugal K002114878 Yes
Lousley, J.E. [2828] United Kingdom K002114871 Yes
Burgess, R.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002114869 Yes
Coveny, R.G.; Shanker, V. [7265] Australia K002114921 Yes
Sandwith, C.I. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002114870 Yes
Bawen, H. [292] Australia K002114917 Yes
Hugo, L. [481] South Africa K002114994 Yes
Werdermann, E.; Oberdieck, H.D. [190] South Africa K002575007 Yes
Brink, E. [33] K002575002 Yes
Woods, D.V.G. [365] New Zealand K002114935 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [8353] South Africa K002114995 Yes
G. U[le] [1124] Norfolk Island K002114937 Yes
Theron, G.C. [2036] South Africa K002575001 Yes
Ogilvie Grant, M. [19] Greece K002114886 Yes
{Robin St John-Sweeting} [15] Australia K002114894 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [8359] South Africa K002114993 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Portugal K002114880 Yes
{Robin St John-Sweeting} [15] Australia K002114895 Yes
Symon, D.E. [743] Australia K002114927 Yes
Roffey, J. [1125] Spain K002114890 Yes
Porta; Rigo [243] Spain K002114891 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Arctotis speciosa K002585343 Yes
[?] [s.n.] Arctotis speciosa K002585342 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • 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

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