Asteraceae
Gynura

Gynura valeriana Oliv.

First published in Hooker's Icon. Pl. 16: t. 1507 (1886)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya to Malawi.

Distribution

Native to:

DR Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania

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, ed. 1., p. 471 (1974).
  • Agnew, A.D.Q. & Agnew, S., Upland Kenya Wild Flowers, ed. 2: 225 (1994).
  • C. Jeffrey in Kew Bulletin 41: 929 (1986).
  • F.G. Davies in Kew Bulletin 33: 338 (1978).
  • Lisowski, Aster. Fl. Afr. Centr. 2: 433 (1991).
  • Oliv. in Hook. Ic. 16: t. 1507 (1886)
  • Oliv. in Trans. Linn. Soc. 11, 2: 339 (1887).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2009 Mwangoka, M.A. [4491] Tanzania K000614955 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [12344] Malawi K002603335 Yes
Peter, G.A. [54088] Tanzania K002603232 Yes
Raunce, N.V. [604] Tanzania K002603256 Yes
Robison, T. [2997] Tanzania K002603242 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [2048] Tanzania K002603240 Yes
Luke, Q.; Mwangulango, R.; Butynski, T.; Ehardt, C.; Kingdon, J.; Kimaro, G. [7835] Tanzania K002603258 Yes
Benson, F.M. [481] Malawi K002603334 Yes
Peter, G.A. [54088] Tanzania K002603231 Yes
Semsei, S.R. [2313] Tanzania K002603235 Yes
Peter, G.A. [54111] K002603333 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [12344] Malawi K002603401 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [4243] Tanzania K002603225 Yes
Semsei, S.R. [4098] Tanzania K002603237 Yes
Mabberley, D.J. [1311] Tanzania K002603251 Yes
Mwangoka, M.A.; Elnest, B. [3198] Tanzania K000612931 Yes
Semsei, S.R. [4105] Tanzania K002603234 Yes
Mwangoka, M.A. [945] Tanzania K002603229 Yes
Rounce, N.V. [522] Tanzania K002603252 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [4162] Tanzania K002603245 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [8176] Kenya K002603220 Yes
Wallace, G.B. [151] Tanzania K002603253 Yes
Peter, G.A. [54140] K002603332 Yes
Pócs; Munyenyembe; Lyarhu [88188/c] Tanzania K002603250 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [8176] Kenya K002603221 Yes
Williams, G.R. [500] Tanzania K002603243 Yes
Kibuwa, S.P. [5540] Tanzania K002603236 Yes
Peter, G.A. [54088] Tanzania K002603233 Yes
Semsei, S.R. [2938] Tanzania K002603238 Yes
Mhoro, B. [UMBCP212] Tanzania K002603222 Yes
Rounce, N.V. [604] Tanzania K002603255 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [8176] Kenya K002603219 Yes
Thulin, M.; Mhoro, B. [2880] Tanzania K002603254 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [2048] Tanzania K002603241 Yes
Holst, C. [89[7]3] Tanzania K002603244 Yes
Johnston, H.H. [103] Tanzania K000377684 Type Yes
Greenway, P.J. [8446] Tanzania K002603248 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [8446] Tanzania K002603247 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [1024] Tanzania K002603246 Yes
Richards, M. [24612] Tanzania K002603224 Yes
Mwangoka, M.A.; Monongi, C.A.; Festo, L. [4491] Tanzania K002603257 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [2034] Tanzania K002603239 Yes
Richards, M. [24612] Tanzania K002603226 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [7535] Tanzania K002603249 Yes
Simon, G.; Raphael, Y.; Loi, I. [755] Tanzania K002603223 Yes
Luke, Q.; Luke, P.A. [3919] Kenya K002603218 Yes
Iversen, S.I.; Steiner, M.; Temu, R. [86813] Tanzania K002603230 Yes
Richards, M. [24612] Tanzania K002603227 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