Asteraceae
Helichrysum

Helichrysum mechowianum Klatt

First published in Ann. K. K. Naturhist. Hofmus. 7: 101 (1892)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Togo to Tanzania and S. Tropical Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, DR Congo, Gabon, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Togo, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • in Ann. Nat. Hofmus. Wien 7: 101 (1892).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Beentje, H.J. (2021). Flore du Gabon 56: 1-148. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Margraf Publishers, Weikersheim; Meise Botanic Garden.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Beentje in Kew Bulletin 55: 359 (2000).
  • C.D. Adams in Flora of West Tropical Africa ed. 2, 2: 266 (1963).
  • Klatt in Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 7: 101 (1892).
  • Lisowski in Flore d'Afrique Centrale Compositae, Inuleae: 118, t. 22/f-m (1989).
  • Moeser in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 44: 273 (1910).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 1, 2000 Brunt, M.A. [25] Cameroon K000052191 Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Whyte [s.n.] Malawi K000274619 Unknown Type Material Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. [s.n.] Congo, Republic of the K002313609 Yes
Satabié, B. [592] Cameroon K002313607 Yes
Baum, H. [226] Angola K000274620 Isotype Yes
Wightman, N.; Alfonsi, J.; Conradie, C.; Du Plessis, D.; Du Plessis, S.; O'Connor, N. [NCW711] Zambia K001634221 Yes
Bauer, P.J. [5] Cameroon K000052192 Yes
de Nere [1311] Congo, Republic of the K002313608 Yes
Geilinger [2084] Tanzania K002323797 Yes
{Van der Ben} [2142] Burundi K002313610 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K.B. [4749] Tanzania K002323792 Yes
Batty, M. [817] Tanzania K002323795 Yes
Lovett, J.; Keeley, P. [916] Tanzania K002323796 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [8865] Zambia K001600260 Yes
Merrett, L. [LM2163] Zambia K001572196 Yes
Merrett, L. [LM2453] Zambia K001572197 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [11389] Tanzania K002323799 Yes
Raynal, J.; Raynal, A. [13019] Cameroon K002313605 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [6903] Tanzania K002323798 Yes
Reekmans, M. [6347] Burundi K002313611 Yes
Welwitsch, F.M.J. [3455] Angola K001739130 Yes
Mwangoka, M.A. [1744] Tanzania K002323791 Yes
Welwitsch, F.M.J. [3454] Angola K002334314 Yes
Halle, F. [1663] Congo, Republic of the K001872917 No
Pawek, J. [5792] Malawi K002334310 Yes
Raynal, J.; Raynal, A. [13299] Cameroon K002313606 Yes
Watermeyer [AW137] Tanzania K002323794 Yes
Reekmans, M. [3655] Burundi K002313612 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [3456] Tanzania K002323793 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [1183] Angola K001307414 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [A264] Angola K002334315 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

  • 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