Littonia Hook.

First published in Bot. Mag. 79: t. 4723 (1853)
This name is a synonym of Gloriosa

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in synonymising this name:

  • Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Gloriosa.]

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Baker in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 17 458–459 (1879).
  • Hook. in Bot. Mag. 79: t.4723 (1853).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Baker in J.L.S. 17 (103): 458–459 (1879)
  • Nordenstam in Kubitzki, Fam. & Gen. Vasc. Pl. 3: 183 (1998)
  • in Bot. Mag. 79: t. 4723 (1853)
  • in F.T.A. 7: 566 (1898)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • 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/
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