Asteraceae
Bidens

Bidens rueppellii (Sch.Bip. ex Walp.) Sherff

First published in Bot. Gaz. 90: 389 (1930)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to Kenya. It grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A.D.Q. Agnew, Upland Kenya Wild Flowers p. 466 (1974).
  • Agnew, A.D.Q. & Agnew, S., Upland Kenya Wild Flowers, ed. 2: 218 (1994).
  • Cufod., Enumeratio Plantarum Aethiopiae Spermatophyta (Supplement in Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg.) p. 1141 (1967).
  • Mesfin in Kew Bulletin 48: 469 (1993).
  • Mesfin in Symb. Bot. Upsal. 24, 1: 81, fig. 42 (1984)
  • Sherff in Bot. Gaz. 90: 389 (1930)
  • Sherff in Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 16: 616, fig. 181 (1937).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1987 Diespecker [s.n.] K000311740 Type No
Jan 1, 1983 Battiscombe, E. [945] Kenya K000311737 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Schimper [329] Ethiopia K000410530 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Diespecker [s.n.] K000311741 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Diespecker [s.n.] K000311739 Yes
Hedberg, O. [5521] Ethiopia K002509226 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [14956] Ethiopia K002509222 Yes
Friis, I.; Gilbert, M.G.; Vollesen, K.B. [3801] Ethiopia K002509225 Yes
Mulvany, P.M. [17] Ethiopia K002509228 Yes
Ash [3285] Ethiopia K002509227 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [14956] Ethiopia K002509223 Yes
Ash, J. [2061] Ethiopia K002509224 Yes
Diespecker [s.n.] K000311738 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • 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/

  • 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