Amaranthaceae

Aerva Forssk.

First published in Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 170 (1775)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical Old World.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Algeria, Botswana, Burkina, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gulf States, India, Iran, Iraq, Kenya, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Western Sahara, Yemen

Extinct in:

Hawaii

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 6, 1: 37.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 170 (1775) nomen cons.

Flora of Somalia

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

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Fl. Aegypt.–Arab.: 170 (1775), nom. conserv.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 2008 s.coll. [33b] Tanzania K000662447 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6908] K001126134 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6908] K001126137 Unknown Type Material Yes
Onjalalaina, G.E.; Rabarivola, M.L.; Rakotoarisoa, S.E.; Andrianahay, M. [OLG 166] Madagascar K000952909 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6909] K001126147 Unknown Type Material Yes
Peter, A. [51083] Zimbabwe K001560334 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6908] K001126135 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6912] K001126175 Unknown Type Material Yes
Moseley [7] Cabo Verde K001035639 No
Peter, A. [51051] Zimbabwe K001560330 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6908] K001126133 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6909] K001126149 Unknown Type Material Yes
Balfour, I.B. [s.n.] Mauritius K000243711 Type Yes
Lowe, R.T. [s.n.] Cabo Verde K001134139 No
Bolle, C. [s.n.] Cabo Verde K001134111 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6908] K001126136 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bushe [72] Cabo Verde K001035641 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6908] K001126142 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6908] K001126141 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wetherell [s.n.] Cabo Verde K001134112 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6908] India K001126139 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aurell [s.n.] Cabo Verde K001134110 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6908] K001126138 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6908] K001126140 Unknown Type Material Yes
Vogel, T. [127] Cabo Verde K001035638 Yes
Brunner [2] Senegal K001035640 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6909] K001126144 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6909] K001126150 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6909] K001126146 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6912] India K001126174 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lowe, R.T. [s.n.] Cabo Verde K001134138 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6912] Burma K001126176 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hooker, J.D. [107] Cabo Verde K001035637 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6912] K001126172 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6909] K001126148 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6912] K001126173 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6909] India K001126145 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6909] India K001126143 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

  • 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

  • Plants and People Africa

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
    • © Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/