Asteraceae
Berkheya

Berkheya purpurea (DC.) Mast.

First published in Gard. Chron. 1872: 1262 (1872)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cape Prov. to Free State and KwaZulu-Natal. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Berry, M. (2019). Adventives and aliens news 18. BSBI News 142: 40-46.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Kew Species Profiles

  • Hind, D. J. N. (2006). Berkheya purpurea. Curtis’s Botanical Magazine 23: 289-296.
  • Raimondo, D. et al. (2009). Red List of South African Plants 2009. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
  • The Plant List (2010). Berkheya purpurea.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 22, 2004 South Africa 70000.233 No
Jan 1, 1957 Drege [s.n.], South Africa K000377591 Yes
Drege [s.n.], South Africa K000377590 Yes

Sources

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Kew Species Profiles

    • Kew Species Profiles
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0