Gisekiaceae

Gisekia L.

First published in Mant. Pl. 2: 554 (1771)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Africa to Indian Subcontinent, Hainan to Indo-China.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cabinda, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gabon, Ghana, Gulf States, Hainan, India, Iran, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Rwanda, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Florida

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS G: 1-40325.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 2: 593.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Mant. Pl. Alt.: 554 (1771).

Flora of Somalia

  • Cuf. Enum.: 83 (1953)
  • Fl. Eth. Er. 2(1): 238–239 (2000).
  • Fl. Trop. E. Afr. Aizoaceae: 2–5 (1960)
  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. G. Gilbert [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Mant. 2: 554 (1771)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1509] K001113285 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1509] K001113284 Unknown Type Material Yes
[Dalzell, N.A.] [s.n.] India K000641817 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1509] K001113281 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1509] Burma K001113280 Unknown Type Material Yes
[Ellerton Stocks] [6] India K000641818 Unknown Type Material Yes
Zeyher [1] South Africa K000232041 Type Yes
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [1278] Tanzania K:SPC-24520.000 No
Drege [2] South Africa K000232042 Type Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1509] India K001113286 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1509] K001113282 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1509] K001113283 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1509] Bangladesh K001113287 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

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

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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