Asteraceae

Felicia Cass.

First published in Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 1818: 165 (1818)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & S. Africa, Arabian Peninsula.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

France

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

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 West Tropical Africa

  • Dict. Sci. Nat. 16: 314. Nom. cons.
  • in Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 1818: 165

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, (2000) Author: by H. Beentje [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
  • Grau in Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 9: 195–705 (1973).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • DC., Prodr. 5: 218 (1836)
  • J. Grau in Mitt. Bot. Staats., München 9: 195–705 (1973)
  • K. Bremer, Asteraceae Clad. & Class.: 420 (1994)
  • Oliv. & Hiern in F.T.A. 3: 306 (1877)
  • in Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris: 165 (1818)
  • in Kirkia 12: 1 (1980)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1972 Welwitsch [3417] Angola K000273661 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Welwitsch [3435] Angola K000273662 Type Yes
Lisowski, S. [292] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002603525 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002280360 Yes
s.coll. [4513] Angola K002604048 Yes
Schlechter [8237] South Africa K000273787 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000273789 Type Yes
Levyns, M.R.B. [1636] K002280027 Yes
Kuchar, P. [23263] Tanzania K002603888 Yes
Oliver; Muller; Steenkamp [6513] Namibia K002280297 Yes
Jones, K. [61876] K002280342 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002280285 Yes
Balsinhas, A. [2954] South Africa K002280299 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [9142] South Africa K002280286 Yes
Lisowski, S. [270] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002603524 Yes
s.coll. [2718] South Africa K002280343 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002280264 Yes
Compton, R.H. [3083] South Africa K002604385 Yes
[M. H. Grffen] [1453] South Africa K002280281 Yes
Seydel, R. [3839] Namibia K002604524 Yes
Drege [s,n,] South Africa K000273790 Type Yes
Alexander, R.C. [s.n.] South Africa K002280279 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002280288 Yes
Merxmüller, H.; Zugegangen [784] Namibia K002604526 Yes
s.coll. [2123] K002280304 Yes
Schlechter [16963] South Africa K000273788 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bolus, H. [2055] South Africa K002280290 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002280275 Yes
Salubeni, A.J. [1075] Malawi K002604047 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002280364 Yes
Merxmüller, H. [941] Namibia K002604527 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [29615] South Africa K002604529 Yes
Dinter [7221] South Africa K000273743 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bolus, H. [1788] South Africa K000273713 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gless, W. [12664] South Africa K002604531 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [5029] United Kingdom K002603477 Yes
Alexander, R.C. [s.n.] South Africa K002280283 Yes
Goldblatt, P.; Manning, J. [9372A] South Africa K002280274 Yes
Bolus, H. [1788] South Africa K000273714 Type Yes
Schmidt, A.A. [624] South Africa K002280278 Yes
Wanntorp, H.; Wanntorp, H.E. [689] Namibia K002604525 Yes
Levyns, M. [1670] South Africa K002280268 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [1115] Tanzania K002603890 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [1115] Tanzania K002603889 Yes
Levyns, M. [1636] South Africa K002280269 Yes
Bolus, H.M.L. [19509] South Africa K002604528 Yes
Bolus, H. [9554] South Africa K002280289 Yes
s.coll. [7289] K002280293 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002280361 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002280337 Yes
Dinter [8275] K002280276 Yes
Schlechter [8121] South Africa K000273782 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gordon [4825] K002280266 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002280352 Yes
Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000273687 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000273766 Unknown Type Material Yes
D.B. [67] South Africa K002280260 Yes
Orpen, K. [s.n.] South Africa K002280294 Yes
Bryant, E.G. [1090] K002280263 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B7624] Tanzania K002603893 Yes
Kuchar, P. [25126] Tanzania K002603892 Yes
Levyns, M. [1702] K002280267 Yes
Baur, R. [[987]] South Africa K002280292 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002280358 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002280362 Yes
Esterhuysen, E. [29782] South Africa K002604382 Yes
Schlechter [11476] South Africa K000273710 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002280363 Yes
[Alles] [6F] Yemen K002603514 Yes
Esterhuysen, E.E. [16690] South Africa K002280307 Yes
Esterhuysen, E.E. [23849] South Africa K002280301 Yes
Bowie [s.n.] South Africa K000273791 Type Yes
Cope, T.A. [RBG 537] United Kingdom K000914449 Yes
Moss, C.E. [s.n.] South Africa K002280305 Yes
Oliver; Muller; Steenkamp [6708] Namibia K002280298 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002280280 Yes
Biegel, H.M. [4439] Zimbabwe K002280311 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002280348 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [22776] South Africa K002280306 Yes
Compton, R.H. [3330] South Africa K002604386 Yes
Lisowski, S. [291] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002603526 Yes
Bryant, E.G. [1143] South Africa K002280272 Yes
Salter, T.M. [6939] South Africa K002280259 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002280284 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002280336 Yes
Wallich [s.n.] South Africa K000273708 Unknown Type Material Yes
Geilinger (Dr.) [1710] Tanzania K002603891 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [24365] South Africa K002280300 Yes
Marsh, J.A. [491] South Africa K002280365 Yes
Bryant, E.G. [1143] K002280273 Yes
s.coll. [123] South Africa K002280287 Yes
Burchell [7839] K002280291 Yes
Esterhuysen, E. [23853] South Africa K002604384 Yes
Phillipson, P.B. [353] South Africa K002280309 Yes
Kuchar, P. [22848] Tanzania K002603887 Yes
Wilman, M. [K4] South Africa K002280271 Yes
Williamson, C. [427] Lesotho K002280265 Yes
Bryant, E.G. [s.n.] South Africa K002280262 Yes
[C. M. Curle] [75] Djibouti K002280295 Yes
Kusbel, W. [s.n.] South Africa K000273792 Unknown Type Material Yes
de Winter, B. [2606] South Africa K002604532 Yes
Schlechter, R. [2320] South Africa K002280282 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002280277 Yes
Schlieben, H.J. [7536] South Africa K002280270 Yes
Garside, S. [1628] South Africa K002280261 Yes
Esterhuysen, E. [31136] South Africa K002604383 Yes
Theron, G.C. [869] South Africa K002280296 Yes
Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000273688 Unknown Type Material Yes
Biegel, H.M. [4628] Zimbabwe K002280312 Yes
[Alles] [14/I] Yemen K002603515 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002280347 Yes
[G. S. Falden] [s.n.] Ethiopia K002280310 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002280357 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [2962] South Africa K002604530 Yes
Nicholas, A. [1537] South Africa K002280303 Yes
Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000273689 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [29625] South Africa K002280308 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002280302 Yes

Sources

  • 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

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  • 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

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