Asteraceae
Sphaeranthus

Sphaeranthus gomphrenoides O.Hoffm.

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: 229 (1894)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya to S. Tropical Africa, W. India. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

DR Congo, India, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2021). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.514.3.9. epublication.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. [Cited as Sphaeranthus steetzii.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2021). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.514.3.9. epublication.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Burtt, B.D. [2400] Tanzania K002900036 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [11222] Tanzania K002900038 Yes
Raynal, J. [20784] Rwanda K002314471 Yes
Anderson, B. [1188] Tanzania K002900041 Yes
[R. H. Davis] [40] Tanzania K002900037 Yes
Swynnerton, C.F.M. [877] Tanzania K002900035 Yes
Thulin, M.; Mhoro, B. [423] Tanzania K002900032 Yes
Robison, T. [4289] Tanzania K002900042 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [10143] Tanzania K002900043 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [11241] Tanzania K002900039 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [11604] Tanzania K002900040 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K002900033 Yes
Robison, T. [958] Tanzania K002900034 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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 2026. 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 2026. 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