Fabaceae

Aspalathus L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 711 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is S. Africa.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Northern Provinces

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2013 Muasya, A.M.; Stirton, C.H. [5564] South Africa K001081949 Type Yes
Burchell, W.J. [5561] South Africa K000413163 Type Yes
Bolus, H. [11469] South Africa K000412961 Type Yes
Ecklon [1393] South Africa K000413050 Unknown Type Material Yes
Burchell, W.J. [5690] South Africa K000413162 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dahlgren, R.; Peterson, B. [1136] South Africa K000413072 Isotype Yes
Zeyher [437] South Africa K000412946 Lectotype Yes
Zeyher [437] South Africa K000412947 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • 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.

  • 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

  • Legumes of the World Online

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0