Asteraceae
Gynura

Gynura amplexicaulis Oliv. & Hiern

First published in Fl. Trop. Afr. 3: 403 (1877)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central African Republic to South Sudan and Tanzania, W. India. It grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Central African Republic, DR Congo, India, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A.D.Q. Agnew, Upland Kenya Wild Flowers p. 471 (1974).
  • Agnew, A.D.Q. & Agnew, S., Upland Kenya Wild Flowers, ed. 2: 225 (1994).
  • C. Jeffrey in Kew Bulletin 41: 930 (1986).
  • F. W. Andr., The Flowering Plants of the Sudan 3: 34 (1956).
  • F.G. Davies in Kew Bulletin 33: 338 (1978).
  • Hoffmann in Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas und der Nachbargebiete, Theile C: 416 (1895).
  • Lisowski, Aster. Fl. Afr. Centr. 2: 431 (1991).
  • Oliv. & Hiern, Flora of Tropical Africa 3: 403 (1877).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Tweedie [3668] Kenya K002603284 Yes
Lebrun, J.A. [9042] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002603038 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [3770] K000377687 Holotype Yes
Tweedie [3632] Kenya K002603282 Yes
Chandler, P. [1500] Uganda K002603267 Yes
Robison, T. [5359] Tanzania K002603289 Yes
Ghesquiere [5506] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002603032 Yes
Simon, G.; Festo, L.; Sitoni, D.; Bayona, W. [396] Tanzania K002603288 Yes
Lugard, E.J. [240] Kenya K002603283 Yes
Chandler, P. [592] Uganda K002603268 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P563] Uganda K002603260 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P2545] Uganda K002603266 Yes
James, E. [s.n.] Kenya K002603287 Yes
Tweedie [3071] Kenya K002603274 Yes
de Saeger, H. [1137] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002603040 Yes
Lye, K.A. [6208] Uganda K002603272 Yes
Lebrun, J.A. [9174] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002603034 Yes
Snowden, J.D. [76] Uganda K002603263 Yes
Lebrun [5351] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002603030 Yes
Louis, J. [J490] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002603037 Yes
Hill, B. (Mrs) [493] Kenya K002603280 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [7456] Kenya K002603277 Yes
s.coll. [1504] Kenya K002603275 Yes
Haarer, A.E. [2327] Tanzania K002603290 Yes
Lebrun, J.A. [8326] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002603035 Yes
Lebrun, J.A. [8901] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002603036 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P3276] Uganda K002603261 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P1283] Uganda K002603259 Yes
Hill, B. (Mrs) [156] Kenya K002603276 Yes
Jex-Blake, M. (Lady) [1414] Kenya K002603279 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [7456] Kenya K002603278 Yes
Hancock, G.L.R. [142/36] Uganda K002603262 Yes
Leonard, A. [5302] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002603039 Yes
Bally [B6477] Kenya K002603286 Yes
Lye, K.A.; Lester, R.; Morrison, R. [2496] Uganda K002603269 Yes
Lye, K.A. [6884] Uganda K002603271 Yes
Tweedie [2978] Kenya K002603285 Yes
Wesche, K. [1983] Kenya K002603273 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [798] Uganda K002603270 Yes
Lebrun [3763] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002603029 Yes
Bogdan, A.; Knight, J. [AB4405] Kenya K002603281 Yes
Lebrun, J.A. [8233] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002603033 Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [7870] Uganda K002603265 Yes
Snowden, J.D. [135] Uganda K002603264 Yes
Lebrun [4793] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002603031 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 2026. 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 2026. 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