Asteraceae
Helichrysum

Helichrysum indicum (L.) Grierson

First published in Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 31: 138 (1971)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Chad. It grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Ivory Coast, Mali, Senegal

Introduced into:

Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Dominican Republic, Germany, Great Britain, Haiti, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Mauritius, Northern Provinces, Réunion

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 2: 865-1712. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Liogier, A.H. (1996). Flora de la Española 8: 1-588. Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 2: 865-1712. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Liogier, A.H. (1996). Flora de la Española 8: 1-588. Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Drège, J.F. [s.n.] South Africa K002349837 Yes
s.coll. [505] K002349848 Yes
Millen [s.n.] K002349845 Yes
Robertson, C. [150] South Africa K002349820 Yes
Zeyher [s.n.] K002349849 Yes
Garside, S. [1151] South Africa K002349828 Yes
Smith, C.A. [2714] South Africa K002349841 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [6731] K002349839 Yes
MacOwan, P. [105] K002349859 Yes
Kuntze, C.E.O. [s.n.] South Africa K002349825 Yes
Wright, C. [s.n.] South Africa K002349851 Yes
Jameson, H. (Mrs) [s.n.] South Africa K002349861 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002349858 Yes
Zeyher [4828] South Africa K002349821 Yes
MacGillivray, J.; MacGillivray, J. [s.n.] K002349852 No
Herald, M.H. [96] South Africa K002349850 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [5] South Africa K002349843 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [[1]2301] South Africa K002349818 Yes
Thompson, M.F. [3851] South Africa K002349822 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [22147] South Africa K002349829 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002349826 Yes
s.coll. [7619] K002349844 Yes
s.coll. [1049] South Africa K002349855 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [22921] South Africa K002349833 Yes
Smith, C.A. [2529] South Africa K002349842 Yes
Orchard, E.R. [333] South Africa K002349817 Yes
Smith, R.D. [149] South Africa K002349823 Yes
Ecklon, U.J. [s.n.] K002349846 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [3256] K002349840 Yes
Wild, H. [6313] South Africa K002349836 Yes
Esterhuysen, E.E. [139] K002349831 Yes
s.coll. [1892] South Africa K002349854 Yes
Garside, S. [1457] South Africa K002349827 Yes
Maude, A.H. [20] South Africa K002349857 Yes
Wallich [s.n.] K002349860 Yes
Sieber [201] South Africa K000274514 Type Yes
s.coll. [96] K002349847 Yes
Drège, J.F. [s.n.] K002349838 Yes
Parker, R.N. [3454] South Africa K002349830 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001739116 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [6709] South Africa K002349832 Yes
Bayliss, R.D.A. [BS6280] South Africa K002349819 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002349856 Yes
Kuntze, C.E.O. [s.n.] South Africa K002349824 Yes
Ross-Craig, S.; Sealy, J.R. [1038] United Kingdom Gnaphalium indicum K002870726 Yes
Davis, P.H. [8222] Egypt Gnaphalium indicum K002870790 Yes
Jacquemont, V.; Hooker, J.D. [210] India Gnaphalium indicum K002391486 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2954] India Gnaphalium indicum K001118262 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2954] India Gnaphalium indicum K001118261 Unknown Type Material Yes
Davis, P.H. [8220A] Egypt Gnaphalium indicum K002870791 Yes
Hubbard, F.C. [s.n.] Egypt Gnaphalium indicum K002870785 Yes
Loher, A. [3715] Philippines Gnaphalium indicum K002391597 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [1033] India Gnaphalium indicum K002391488 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [5708] Egypt Gnaphalium indicum K002870784 Yes
Sieber [s.n.] Egypt Gnaphalium indicum K002870781 Yes
Ross-Craig, S.; Sealy, J.R. [1038] United Kingdom Gnaphalium indicum K002870725 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2954] Gnaphalium indicum K001118269 Unknown Type Material Yes
Simpson, N.D. [3043] Egypt Gnaphalium indicum K002870783 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2954] Burma Gnaphalium indicum K001118266 Unknown Type Material Yes
Letourneux, A. [269] Egypt Gnaphalium indicum K002870782 Yes
[illegible] [Bhatt 2566] Gnaphalium indicum K002391484 Yes
s.coll. [50] India Gnaphalium indicum K002391478 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2954] Gnaphalium indicum K001118264 Unknown Type Material Yes
Guile, D.P.M. [1618] China Gnaphalium indicum K001768896 Yes
Guile, D.P.M. [1527] China Gnaphalium indicum K001768895 Yes
s.coll. [3117] Egypt Gnaphalium indicum K002870787 Yes
Koorders, S.H. [42104] Indonesia Gnaphalium indicum K002391580 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2954] India Gnaphalium indicum K001118259 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thomson, J. [50] India Gnaphalium indicum K002391477 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2954] India Gnaphalium indicum K001118260 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hooker, W.J. [5] India Gnaphalium indicum K002391467 Yes
Schweinfurth [320] Egypt Gnaphalium indicum K002870788 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] Gnaphalium indicum K002391487 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2954] India Gnaphalium indicum K001118258 Unknown Type Material Yes
[Stochs] [386] India Gnaphalium indicum K002391472 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [2476] Egypt Gnaphalium indicum K002870778 Yes
Jacquemont, V. [210] India Gnaphalium indicum K002391485 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [2793] Egypt Gnaphalium indicum K002870779 Yes
[J. J] [s.n.] India Gnaphalium indicum K002391479 Yes
Law [s.n.] India Gnaphalium indicum K002391475 Yes
Pinard; Boissier, E. [s.n.] Egypt Gnaphalium indicum K002870777 No
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 2954] Gnaphalium indicum K001118263 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [3225] India Gnaphalium indicum K002391480 Yes
H.S. [3475] India Gnaphalium indicum K002391476 Yes
McClelland, J. [s.n.] India Gnaphalium indicum K002391482 Yes
Collett, H. [50] Burma Gnaphalium indicum K002391481 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2954] Burma Gnaphalium indicum K001118265 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ross-Craig, S.; Sealy, J.R. [1038] United Kingdom Gnaphalium indicum K002870727 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [26225] Bangladesh Gnaphalium indicum K002391466 Yes
Riley, J. [58] India Gnaphalium indicum K002391468 Yes
Saldanha, C.; Ramamoorthy, T.P. [HFP 1123] India Gnaphalium indicum K002391483 Yes
Ross-Craig, S.; Sealy, J.R. [1038] United Kingdom Gnaphalium indicum K002870728 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2954] Gnaphalium indicum K001118267 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kuntze, C.E.O. [s.n.] Chile Gnaphalium indicum K002392830 Yes
Ritchie, D. [408] India Gnaphalium indicum K002391474 Yes
Boulos, L. [s.n.] Egypt Gnaphalium indicum K002870792 Yes
Joad, G.C. [s.n.] Egypt Gnaphalium indicum K002870786 Yes
Law, M. [s.n.] India Gnaphalium indicum K002391473 Yes
Sieber [s.n.] Egypt Gnaphalium indicum K002870789 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2954] Gnaphalium indicum K001118268 Unknown Type Material Yes
Airy Shaw, H.K. [s.n.] United Kingdom Gnaphalium indicum K002870729 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical 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