Asteraceae
Helichrysum

Helichrysum formosissimum Sch.Bip.

First published in Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 3: 173 (1845)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to E. Central & E. Tropical Africa.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre

Accepted Infraspecifics

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Staples; Liebenberg, L.C.C. [1073] Uganda K002353497 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [1595] Uganda K002353494 Yes
Dümmer, R.A. [3452] Uganda K002353512 Yes
Tothill, J.D. [T2420] Uganda K002353496 Yes
Noble, J. [2] Uganda K002353491 Yes
Thomerson, A.C.B. [576] Ethiopia K002322330 Yes
s.coll. [3133] Uganda K002353488 Yes
Herbert, E.J. [63] Ethiopia K002322325 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K002353487 Yes
Leakey, C.L.; Evans, I.M. [552] Ethiopia K002322285 Yes
Johnston, H.B. [1368] Uganda K002353482 Yes
Scott, H. [142] Ethiopia K002322297 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [14999] Ethiopia K002322304 Yes
Luke, W.R.Q., Hoft M., Ndeche, Mwatsuma [8930] Kenya K001567253 Yes
Knox, E.B. [2507] Kenya K001604190 Yes
Cooper, J.O. [s.n.] Ethiopia K002322329 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [2934] Uganda K002353483 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; de Wilde-Duyfjes, B.E.E. [9048] Ethiopia K002322322 Yes
Doggett, W.G. [s.n.] Uganda K002353493 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [14920] Ethiopia K002322294 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [1595] Uganda K002353498 Yes
{Envoi de M. W. Schimper} [49] Ethiopia K002322311 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [3193] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002313701 Yes
Friis, I.; Gilbert, M.G.; Vollesen, K.B. [3625] Ethiopia K002322282 Yes
s.coll. [126] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002313704 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K002353486 Yes
Dale, I.R. [3420] Uganda K002353495 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K002353505 Yes
Osmaston, H.A. [3995a] Uganda K002353503 Yes
Jackson, J.K. [1538] Sudan K002322309 Yes
Friis, I.; Crawford, F.; Abebe, W.; Getachew, E. [14368] Ethiopia K002322300 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th 1056] Uganda K002353485 Yes
Scott, H. [140] Ethiopia K002322298 Yes
Tothill, J.D. [13509] Sudan K002322310 Yes
Tothill, B.H. [T.2285] Uganda K002353515 Yes
Hedberg, O.; Aweke, G. [5462] Ethiopia K002322287 Yes
Scott, H. [141] Ethiopia K002322296 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, S.; Host, P.; Dessia, D.; Kebede, S. [7158] Ethiopia K002322319 No
Bamps, P. [3065] Rwanda K002313700 Yes
Ash [[1322]] Ethiopia K002322291 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [1603] Uganda K002353511 Yes
Hedberg, O.; Aweke, G. [5345] Ethiopia K002322286 Yes
Hedberg, O. [4177] Ethiopia K002322324 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [3057] K002313706 Yes
Dümmer, R.A. [3474] Uganda K002353500 Yes
Hedberg, O. [5573] Ethiopia K002322288 Yes
[illegible]; [illegibl [210] Ethiopia K002322305 Yes
Ash, J. [[2339]] Ethiopia K002322290 Yes
Snowden, J.D. [1511] Uganda K002353481 Yes
Ash, J. [[1739]] Ethiopia K002322292 Yes
Flenley, J.R.; Leakey, C.L. [618] Ethiopia K002322307 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th496] Uganda K002353513 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [1596] Uganda K002353510 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th 2692] Uganda K002353501 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th 2708] Uganda K002353499 Yes
Oliver [28] Uganda K002353490 Yes
Stauffer, H.U. [186] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002313703 Yes
Uganda K:SPC-16261.000 No
Mulvany, P.M. [71] Ethiopia K002322284 Yes
Wellby, M.S. [s.n.] Ethiopia K002322323 Yes
Osmaston, H.A. [3995 b] Uganda K002353504 Yes
Herbert, E.J. [26] Ethiopia K002322326 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [7186] Ethiopia K002322299 Yes
Allt, G. [85] Kenya K000372671 Yes
Scott, H. [286] Ethiopia K002322289 Yes
Snowden, J.D. [439] Uganda K002353514 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [8363] Ethiopia K002322327 Yes
Pichi Sermolli, R. [974] Ethiopia K002322306 Yes
Friis, I.; Vollesen, K.B. [841] Sudan K002322308 Yes
Schultz Bipontinus, C.H. [s.n.] Ethiopia K002322312 Yes
Katende [1036] Uganda K002353480 Yes
Scott, H. [121] Ethiopia K002322303 Yes
Lebrun, J.A. [9347] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002313702 Yes
Robertson, S.A. [1443] Ethiopia K002322321 No
Reitzsch, J.R.; Mooney [7812] Ethiopia K002322295 Yes
Doggett, W.G. [s.n.] Uganda K002353492 Yes
Meyer, F.G. [s.n.] Ethiopia K002322302 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P 304] Uganda K002353489 Yes
Mulvany, P.M. [31] Ethiopia K002322320 Yes
Tadesse, M. [6984] Ethiopia K002322281 Yes
Dummer, R.A. [3451] Uganda K002353506 Yes
Eth [22] Ethiopia K002322318 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [1603] Uganda K002353502 Yes
Evans, I.M.; Hiller, R.G. [574] Ethiopia K002322283 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Jh1188] Uganda K002353484 Yes
Schimper [1475] K001738586 Yes
Scott, H. [s.n.] Ethiopia K002322328 Yes
Lebrun, J.A. [8789] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002313705 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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