Crassulaceae
Crassula

Crassula rhodesica (Merxm.) Wickens & M.Bywater

First published in Kew Bull. 34: 632 (1980)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya to Namibia. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Kenya, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Launert, E. (ed.) (1983). Flora Zambesiaca 7(1): 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wickens, G.E. (1987). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Crassulaceae: 1-66.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • R. Fernandes in Consp. Fl. Angol., Fam. 70: 7 (1982)
  • R. Fernandes in Flora Zambesiaca 7: 7 (1983).
  • Wickens & Bywater in Kew Bulletin 34: 632 (1980).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Gilbert, M.G.; Mesfin, T. [6403] Kenya K002162680 Yes
Kenya K:SPC-47563.000 No
Napier, E.R. [CM6662] Kenya K002162677 Yes
Gilbert, M.G. [5060] Kenya K002162682 Yes
Gilbert, M.G. [6134] Kenya K002162676 Yes
Gilbert, M.G. [5745] Kenya K002162673 Yes
Leippert, H. [5040] Kenya K002162684 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Jaeger, P.M.L. [6666] Kenya K002162679 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Mesfin, T. [6403] Kenya K002162681 Yes
Gilbert, M.G. [6147] Kenya K002162674 Yes
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [1288] Tanzania K002162685 No
Tweedie [3848] Kenya K002162683 Yes
Verdcourt [670] Kenya K002162678 Yes
Hornly, R.M. [2911] Zimbabwe K000310059 Holotype Yes
Gilbert, M.G. [4826] Kenya K002162675 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

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

  • 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.
    • 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 2025. 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 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