Asparagaceae

Eriospermum Jacq. ex Willd.

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 2: 110 (1799)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & S. Africa.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Free State, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Senegal, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Collect. Suppl. 72 (1796)
  • F.T.A. 7: 470.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A.M. Lu in Nordic Journ. Bot. 5: 229-240 (1985)
  • P.L. Perry in Contr. Bolus Herb. 17: 1-320 (1994)
  • sp Pl., ed. 4, 2(1): 110 (1799)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Drummond, R.B.; Rutherford-Smith, R.O.B. [7453] Zambia K002867810 Yes
Schlechter [10758] South Africa K000256108 Type Yes
Rushworth, J.E. [1304] Zimbabwe K002867819 Yes
Bingham, M.G. [13155] Zambia K002867800 Yes
Mogg [9718] South Africa K002868160 Yes
Bowker [s.n.] South Africa K000256093 Syntype Yes
Bolus [1838/32] South Africa K002868174 Yes
Codd, L.E. [5834a] K002868164 Yes
Leipoldt, C. [19217] South Africa K002868170 Yes
Bingham, M.G.; Hemmings, C. [12802] Zambia K002867801 Yes
Cameron (Lt) [s.n.] Tanzania K002867786 Yes
Leipoldt, C. [420] South Africa K002868156 Yes
s.coll. [6738] Botswana K002867820 Yes
Bolus, H. [10513] South Africa K002868159 Yes
Mutimushi, J.M. [2802] Zambia K002867803 Yes
Codd, L.E. [7032] South Africa K002868169 Yes
Kers, L.E. [2216] South Africa K001560536 Yes
Trapnell, C.G. [C.R.S. 505] Zambia K002867795 Yes
Wild, H. [2288] Zimbabwe K:SPC-04461.000 No
Richards, H.M. [6400] Zambia K002867793 Yes
Ferrar, E. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K002867817 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F. 5925] Zambia K002867806 Yes
Seine, R. [551] Zimbabwe K002867816 Yes
Bryant, E.G. [557] South Africa K002868178 Yes
Seine, R. [1273] Zimbabwe K002867815 Yes
Esterhuysen, E. [18463] South Africa K002868177 Yes
Goodier, R. [338] Zimbabwe K002867818 Yes
Goldblatt, P.; Manning, J.C. [10127] South Africa K002868165 Yes
Elliott, W. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K002867811 Yes
Cooper, J. [s.n.] South Africa K000256107 Type Yes
Rogers, F.A. [8911] Zambia K002867791 Yes
Burchell [8335] South Africa K002868064 Yes
Burchell [5017] South Africa K001617407 Yes
Burchell [4941] South Africa K001617408 Yes
s.coll. [2400] South Africa K002868168 Yes
Perry, P.L. [1307] South Africa K002868158 Yes
Richards, H.M. [2260] Zambia K002867807 Yes
Garside, S. [4627] South Africa K002868175 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [8911] Zambia K002867792 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [4022] Zambia K002867805 Yes
Wild, H. [4198] Zimbabwe K:SPC-04462.000 No
Muller, T.; Pope, G. [2058] Mozambique K002867790 Yes
Mavi, S. [708] Zimbabwe K002867812 Yes
s.coll. [126] South Africa K002868171 Yes
Sykes, F.W.; Allen, C.E.J. [214] Zimbabwe K002867785 Yes
Smith [154-03] K002868157 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [4455] Namibia K002868163 Yes
Bolus, H.M.L.; Lewis, J. [1821/32] South Africa K002868173 Yes
Macaulay [933] Zambia K002867797 Yes
Biegel, H.M. [1888] Zimbabwe K002867813 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K.B. [8068] Tanzania K002867605 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [1916] Angola K002867821 Yes
s.coll. [3782] K002867808 Yes
Bingham, M.G. [11559] Zambia K002867802 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F 383] Zambia K002867794 Yes
Alexander Prior, R.C. [s.n.] South Africa K002868172 Yes
Marloth, R. [14194] South Africa K000256143 Unknown Type Material Yes
Robinson, E.A. [953] Zambia K002867799 Yes
Pole-Evans, I.B. [H13563] South Africa K002868180 Yes
Coillett, M.C. [236] South Africa K002868154 Yes
Leedal, G.P. [5197] Tanzania K002867604 No
MacOwan [2198] South Africa K000256105 Type Yes
Gillett, J.B. [2743] South Africa K002868176 Yes
Mitchell, B.L. [s.n.] Zambia K002867809 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [2333] Angola K002867784 Yes
Evans, I.B.P. [s.n.] South Africa K002868166 Yes
Allison [s.n.] South Africa K002868155 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [4295] Namibia K002868162 Yes
Macaulay [943] Zambia K002867796 Yes
Moss, C.E. [6243] South Africa K002868161 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] K002867804 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Brenan, J.P.M. [8198] Zambia K002867798 Yes
Seine, R. [783] Zimbabwe K002867814 Yes
MacOwan [1863] South Africa K000256106 Type Yes
Goldblatt, P.; Nanni, I. [11304] South Africa K002868179 Yes
Zimbabwe K:SPC-04463.000 No

Sources

  • 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 2024. 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 2024. 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