Crassulaceae
Umbilicus

Umbilicus botryoides Hochst. ex A.Rich.

First published in Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 308 (1848)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cameroon, Eritrea to Tanzania, SW. Angola. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the montane tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Cameroon, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Audru, J., Cesar, J. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1994). Les Plantes Vasculaires de la République de Djibouti. Flore Illustrée 1: 1-336. CIRAD, Départerment d'Elevage et de Médecine vétérinaire, Djibouti.
  • Boulos, L. (1999). Flora of Egypt 1: 1-419. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2011). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 3: 1-449. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Robyns, W. & al. (eds.) (1948-1963). Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 1-10.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1978). Flora du Rwanda 1: 1-413. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.
  • Wickens, G.E. (1987). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Crassulaceae: 1-66.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 308 (1848).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Audru, J., Cesar, J. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1994). Les Plantes Vasculaires de la République de Djibouti. Flore Illustrée 1: 1-336. CIRAD, Départerment d'Elevage et de Médecine vétérinaire, Djibouti.
  • Boulos, L. (1999). Flora of Egypt 1: 1-419. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1978). Flora du Rwanda 1: 1-413. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A. Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 308 (1848).
  • A.D.Q. Agnew, Upland Kenya Wild Flowers p. 109, fig. on p. 108 (1974).
  • Bullock in Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Kew 1933: 63 (1933).
  • Cufod., Enumeratio Plantarum Aethiopiae Spermatophyta (Supplement in Bull. Jard. Bot. Brux.) p. 166 (1954).
  • F. W. Andr., The Flowering Plants of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan 1:79, fig. 53 (1950) pro parte.
  • Fröd. in Med. Fran Göteb. Bot. Träd. 7: 102 t. 51/2, figs. 811–819 (1931).
  • Jacobsen, Lex. Succ. Pl.: 391 (1974).
  • Keay in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 119, fig. 40 (1954).
  • O. Hedberg, Afroalpine Vascular Plants p. 98 (1957).
  • Toussaint in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 2: 561 (1951).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2004 Pollard, B.J. [636] Cameroon K000746341 Yes
Sep 1, 2002 Pollard, B.J. [157] Cameroon K000008107 Yes
Dec 1, 2000 Munyenyembe, P. [756] Cameroon K000337874 Yes
Dec 1, 2000 Buzgo, M. [673] Cameroon K000337872 Yes
Dec 1, 2000 Etuge, M. [3506] Cameroon K000337871 Yes
Dec 1, 2000 Zapfack, L. [1135] Cameroon K000337873 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Tekwe, C. [347] Cameroon K000339757 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [290] Cameroon K000437081 Yes
Ash [586] Ethiopia K:SPC-37431.000 No
Zapfack, L.; Showacre; Hannelore; Tembe [825] Cameroon K001518083 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [8329] Ethiopia K000388101 Yes
Richards, H.m. [8649] Tanzania K000388100 Yes
Grimshaw, J.M. [93900] Tanzania K000388099 Yes
Verdcourt [2040] Kenya K000388098 Yes
Tweedie [2235] Uganda K000388097 Yes
Mesfin, T. et.al. [1507] Ethiopia K000388102 Yes
Friis, I. Et.al. [6604] Ethiopia K000388103 Yes
Mabberley, D.J. [370] Kenya K001400393 Yes
Schimper [1300] Ethiopia K000233022 Unknown Type Material No
Schimper [1300] Ethiopia K000233021 Unknown Type Material No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • 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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • 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 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