Lapeirousia Pourr.
First published in Hist. & Mém. Acad. Roy. Sci. Toulouse 3: 79 (1788)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tanzania to S. Africa.
Distribution
Native to:
Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Free State, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Chasmatocallis R.C.Foster in Contr. Gray Herb. 127: 40 (1939)
- Meristostigma A.Dietr. in Sp. Pl., ed. 6. 2: 593 (1833)
- Ovieda Spreng. in Anleit. Kenntn. Gew., ed. 2, 2(1): 258 (1817), nom. illeg.
- Peyrousia Poir. in G.-F.Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2, 39: 363 (1826)
- Sophronia Licht. ex Roem. & Schult. in Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 1: 482 (1817)
Accepted Species
- Lapeirousia anceps (L.f.) Ker Gawl.
- Lapeirousia angustifolia Schltr.
- Lapeirousia arenicola Schltr.
- Lapeirousia barklyi Baker
- Lapeirousia caudata Schinz
- Lapeirousia divaricata Baker
- Lapeirousia dolomitica Dinter
- Lapeirousia exilis Goldblatt
- Lapeirousia fabricii (D.Delaroche) Ker Gawl.
- Lapeirousia jacquinii N.E.Br.
- Lapeirousia kalahariensis Goldblatt & J.C.Manning
- Lapeirousia kamiesmontana Goldblatt & J.C.Manning
- Lapeirousia lewisiana B.Nord.
- Lapeirousia littoralis Baker
- Lapeirousia macrospatha Baker
- Lapeirousia montana Klatt
- Lapeirousia odoratissima Baker
- Lapeirousia oreogena Schltr. ex Goldblatt
- Lapeirousia plicata (Jacq.) Diels
- Lapeirousia purpurascens Goldblatt & J.C.Manning
- Lapeirousia purpurea Goldblatt & J.C.Manning
- Lapeirousia pyramidalis (Lam.) Goldblatt
- Lapeirousia silenoides (Jacq.) Ker Gawl.
- Lapeirousia simulans Goldblatt & J.C.Manning
- Lapeirousia spinosa (Goldblatt) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning
- Lapeirousia tenuis (Goldblatt) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning
- Lapeirousia verecunda Goldblatt
- Lapeirousia violacea Goldblatt
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Flora of West Tropical Africa
- F.T.A. 7: 350, as Lapeyrousia.
- in Mém. Acad. Toul. 3: 79, t. 6 (1788)
Flora Zambesiaca
- Baker in F.T.A. 7: 350–355 (1898), including Anomatheca.
- Goldblatt in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 77: 430–484 (1990).
- in Mém. Acad. Sci. Toulouse 3: 79–82 (1788).
Flora of Somalia
- Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by I. Nordal [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Goldblatt in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 77: 430-484 (1990)
- in Mém. Acad. Sci. Toulouse 3: 79-82 (1788)
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cruse, A.W. [187a], Zimbabwe | 22830.000 | No |
Sources
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Flora Zambesiaca
- Flora Zambesiaca
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Flora of Somalia
- Flora of Somalia
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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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 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
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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