Asparagaceae

Dipcadi Medik.

First published in Hist. & Commentat. Acad. Elect. Sci. Theod.-Palat. 6: 431 (1790)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is S. Europe to Indian Subcontinent, Africa.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Baleares, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Free State, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf States, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Kuwait, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Mozambique Channel Is., Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Tadzhikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141.
  • Manning, J.C., Forest, F., Devey, D.S., Fay, M.F. & Goldblatt, P. (2009). A molecular phylogeny and a revised classification of Ornithogaloideae (Hyacinthaceae) based on an analysis of four placid DNA regions. Taxon 58: 77-107.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 7: 516.
  • in Act. Palat., Mannheim 6: 431 (1787)

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Baker in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 11: 395–401 (1871).
  • Medik. In Acta Palat. 6: 431 (1790).
  • Obermeyer in Bothalia 8: 117–137 (1964).
  • Stedje & Thulin in Nordic J. Bot. 15: 592 (1995).

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Baker in F.T.A. 7: 516 (1898)
  • Hepper in F.W.T.A., ed. 2, 3: 104 (1968)
  • Oberm. in Bothalia 8: 118 (1964)
  • in Hist. & Comm. Acad. Theod. Palat. 6: 431 (1790)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Miller, A.G. [7268] Oman K002197026 Yes
Nusbaumer, L.P.G.A.; Ranirison, P. [LN1951] Madagascar K002197712 No
Gillett, J.B. [2650] South Africa K002197984 No
Harris, B.J. [6103] Tanzania K002197410 No
Williams, J.G.; Bally, P.R.O. [7662] Kenya K002197408 No
Glover, P.E.; Gilliland, H. [699] Somalia K002197245 No
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [14803] Tanzania K002197409 No
Townsend, C.C. [89/43] Portugal K002196964 Yes
Schinz, H. [14] South Africa K002197967 No
Chevallier, L.P.D. [515] Algeria K002197067 Yes
Miller, A.G.; Nyberg, J.A. [M9307] Oman K002197027 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Algeria K002197068 Yes
Germain, R.G.A. [8536] K002197202 No
Schimper [1168] Ethiopia K000257241 Type Yes
Collenette, I.S. [6217] Saudi Arabia K:SPC-51185.000 No
Madagascar K:SPC-15168.000 No
Rayner, R.W. [279] Kenya K:SPC-15167.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Algeria K002197069 Yes
Collenette, J.S. [9412] Saudi Arabia K:SPC-62769.000 No
Reverchon, E.; Willkomm [504] Spain K002196963 Yes
Ralimanana, H.; Razanantsoa, J.; Vorontsova, M.; Besnard, G. [RLI1812] Madagascar K000753966 No
Richards [3570] Zambia K:SPC-04453.000 No
{Lord Lamington} [s.n.] Bahrain K002197025 Yes
Wild, H. [34816] Zimbabwe K:SPC-02424.000 No
Pope, G. [388] Botswana K002197710 No
Gillett, J.B. [13105] Kenya K:SPC-02428.000 No
Greenway, P.J. [4279] Tanzania K002197411 No
Decary [6021] Madagascar K002197730 No
Bingham, M.G. [13150] Zambia K002197709 No
Bradfield, R.D. [312] South Africa K002197985 No
Hepper, F.N. [1790] Nigeria K:SPC-29347.000 No
Smith, A.R.; Lavranos, J. [600] Yemen K:SPC-07279.000 No
Gillett, J.B. [4894] Somalia K002197247 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002197987 No
Pearson, H.H.W. [8138] K002197711 No
Barnes, E. [1801] India K:SPC-05459.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Somalia K002197246 No
[A. S. Broun] [s.n.] Sudan K002197249 No
Cole, E. [s.n.] Somalia K002197244 No
Milne-Redhead, E. Ghana K:SPC-38340.000 No
Collenette, J.S. [9185] Saudi Arabia K:SPC-58001.000 No
Thulin, M.; Warfa, A.M. [4736] Somalia K002197248 No
Cruse, A.W. [429] Zambia K:SPC-02431.000 No
Gillett, J.B. [12626] Kenya K:SPC-02419.000 No
Keay, R.W.J. [25736] Nigeria K:SPC-15169.000 No
Wild, H. [40729] Zimbabwe K:SPC-05454.000 No
Reekmans, M. [7218] Burundi K002197201 No
Collenette, I.S. [8306] Oman K:SPC-49950.000 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

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

  • Flora of Somalia

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

  • 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.

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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  • Plants and People Africa

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
    • © Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/