Convolvulaceae
Hildebrandtia

Hildebrandtia africana Vatke

First published in Sitzungsber. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 1876: 7 (1876)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to Kenya, Arabian Peninsula. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Yemen

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Baker, J.G. & A.B. Rendle in Thiselton-Dyer, W.T. et al. (eds.) (1905). Convolvulaceae. Flora of Tropical Africa 4(2): 62-206. Secretary of State for the Colonies.
  • Hedberg, I., Kelbessa, E., Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Persson, E. (eds.) (2006). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 5: 1-690. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Sebsebe Demissew (1996). The genus Hildebrandtia (Convolvulaceae) from mainland Africa and Arabia. Kew Bulletin 51: 525-541.
  • Thulin, M. et al. in Thulin, M. (ed.) (2006). Convolvulaceae. Flora of Somalia 3: 221-258. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wood, J.R.I. in Wood, J.R.I. (1997). Handb. Yemen Fl. Convolvulaceae. A Handbook of the Yemen Flora: 230-236. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Sebsebe Demissew (1996). The genus Hildebrandtia (Convolvulaceae) from mainland Africa and Arabia. Kew Bulletin 51: 525-541.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 3, (2006) Author: by Sebsebe Demissew [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1994 Hildebrandt, J.M. [1525] Somalia K000426048 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Hildebrandt, J.M. [1534] Somalia K000426049 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Flora of Somalia

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 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