Asteraceae
Sphaeranthus

Sphaeranthus steetzii Oliv. & Hiern

First published in Fl. Trop. Afr. 3: 334 (1877)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nigeria to Eritrea and S. Tropical Africa. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • F. W. Andr., The Flowering Plants of the Sudan 3: 53 (1956).
  • Oliv. & Hiern in Flora of Tropical Africa 3: 334 (1877).
  • Robyns in Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Kew 1924: 190 (1924).
  • Ross-Craig in Hook., Ic. Pl. ser. 5, 6: 64, t. 3516a (1955).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2011 Bally [B1096] Kenya K000787962 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Fischer [335] Tanzania K000274177 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Powell, E. [18] Kenya K000311765 Type No
Tanner, R. [1668] Tanzania K001739612 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Mwasumbi, L.; Vollesen, K.B. [1177] Tanzania K002900052 Yes
Carter; Abdallah; Newton, I. [2595] Tanzania K002900050 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [7434] Tanzania K002900085 Yes
Gahanama, L. [K31] Kenya K002900046 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K.B. [6164] Tanzania K002900087 Yes
[E. J. Ward] [120] Tanzania K002900051 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Kibui, K.; Mungai, G. [5426] Kenya K002900081 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [6294] Tanzania K000468131 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Polhill, R.M. [11517] Tanzania K002900064 Yes
Dümmer, R.A. [1778] K002900093 Yes
Robison, T. [1766] Tanzania K002900055 Yes
Kotschy [224] Ethiopia K000274156 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kotschy [224] Ethiopia K000274158 Unknown Type Material Yes
Elliott, C.F. [382] Kenya K002900084 Yes
[E. J. Ward] [121] Tanzania K002900063 Yes
Hindort [833] Kenya K002900074 Yes
Bally [5341] Kenya K002900083 Yes
Ruffo [1276] Tanzania K002900090 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [14651] Tanzania K002900068 Yes
Richards, H.M.; Arasululu, S. [26342] Tanzania K002900071 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Polhill, R.M. [11517] Tanzania K002900065 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [8060] Kenya K002900073 Yes
Mackinnon, V. [16] Kenya K002900080 Yes
Grant [B1226] K002900097 Yes
Koritzschoner, H. [1925] Tanzania K002900095 Yes
Luke, Q.; Kabuye, C.; Robertson, A.; Mungai, H.; Mathenge, S.; Mwaikweki, C.; Mturi, J.; Abio, L.G. [TPR779] Kenya K002900075 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [14388] Tanzania K002900060 Yes
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Uganda K002900045 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Sitoni, D.; Vollesen, K.B.; Whitehouse, C. [4375] Tanzania K002900094 Yes
Newbould, J.B. [6442] Tanzania K002900057 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [13771] Tanzania K002900072 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [14435] Tanzania K002900061 Yes
Newbould, J.B. [6180] Tanzania K002900056 Yes
Kuchar, P. [24744] Tanzania K002900088 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [6392] Tanzania K000468033 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [E 2564] Uganda K002900030 Yes
[A.S.T.] [Th 3199] Uganda K002900029 Yes
Wood, G.H.S. [375] Uganda K002900044 Yes
Peter, G.A. [43699] K002900067 Yes
Wilson, J. [2158] Uganda K002900031 Yes
Bax, Miss Romola D. [231] Tanzania K002900054 Yes
Schimper [525] Ethiopia K000274157 Type Yes
Schimper [525] Ethiopia K000274155 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Tadesse, M. [6384] Kenya K002900082 Yes
Geilinger [1595] Tanzania K002900098 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [6134] Tanzania K000468291 Yes
Hedberg, O. [4723] Tanzania K002900062 Yes
Bjrønstad, A. [598] Tanzania K002900059 Yes
Bally [5258] Kenya K002900079 Yes
Kuchar, P. [24620] Tanzania K002900089 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB951] Kenya K002900092 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K.B. [6392] Tanzania K002900086 Yes
Ruffo [1415] Tanzania K002900070 Yes
Kalema, J. [2141] Uganda K002900026 Yes
{Agnew} [5722] Kenya K002900076 Yes
Johnson, W.P. [s.n.] Tanzania K000274176 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wilson, J. [575] Uganda K002900028 Yes
Ken [1] Kenya K002900048 Yes
Tweedie, E.M. [258] Kenya K002900077 No
Staples, R.R. [279] Tanzania K002900091 Yes
Mortimer, N.J. [T221] Kenya K002900096 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [6164] Tanzania K000468261 Yes
Ken [9] Kenya K002900049 Yes
Peter, G.A. [42730] K002900069 Yes
Gahanama, L. [K1] Kenya K002900047 Yes
Raynal, J. [19328] Tanzania K002900058 Yes
Kerfoot, O. [4455] Uganda K002900027 Yes
Kuchar, P. [22154] Tanzania K002900066 Yes
Bax, Miss Romola D. [231] Tanzania K002900053 Yes

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    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • © 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