Eriocaulaceae
Eriocaulon

Eriocaulon buchananii Ruhland

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 27: 83 (1899)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to S. Tropical Africa. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, DR Congo, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
  • Phillips, S. & Kimpouni, V. (2024). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi), Eriocaulaceae: 1-119. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2010). Flora Zambesiaca 13(4): 1-151. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Phillips, S. & Kimpouni, V. (2024). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi), Eriocaulaceae: 1-119. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • H. Hess in Ber. Schweiz. Bot. Ges. 65: 145, t. 8/7–9, fig. 5–6 on p. 138 (1955).
  • N.E. Br. in Flora of Tropical Africa 8: 247 (1901).
  • Ruhland in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 27: 83 (1899).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Hess, H. [52/2064] Angola K002184252 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Field, D.V.; Mhoro, B. [5484] Tanzania K002183915 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002184227 Yes
Wild, H. [1162] Zimbabwe K002184239 Yes
Damann, P.B. [59/220 B] Angola K002184244 Yes
Damann, P.B. [58/511] Angola K002184247 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.W.B.H.; Taylor, P.G. [10843] Tanzania K002183921 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Phillips, S.M.; Muasya, A.M.; Macha, E. [96/298A] Tanzania K002183937 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Phillips, S.M.; Muasya, A.M.; Macha, E. [96/97] Tanzania K002183941 Yes
Damann, P.B. [58/517] Angola K002184248 Yes
Schlieben, H.J. [872] Tanzania K002183922 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K.B. [4607] Tanzania K002183931 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Sitoni, D.; Vollesen, K.B.; Whitehouse, C. [3789] Tanzania K002183942 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Sitoni, D.; Vollesen, K.B.; Whitehouse, C. [3966] Tanzania K002183943 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Phillips, S.M.; Muasya, A.M.; Macha, E. [96/244] Tanzania K002183939 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [788] Zambia K002184232 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Phillips, S.M.; Muasya, A.M.; Macha, E. [96/280] Tanzania K002183929 Yes
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Malawi K000346163 Unknown Type Material Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.W.B.H.; Taylor, P.G. [11139] Tanzania K002183917 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Phillips, S.M.; Muasya, A.M.; Macha, E. [96/488] Tanzania K002183935 Yes
Damann, P.B. [58/572] Angola K002184243 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.W.B.H.; Taylor, P.G. [10892] Tanzania K002183920 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.W.B.H.; Taylor, P.G. [10887] Tanzania K002183918 Yes
Buchanan, J. [1168] Malawi K000346164 Unknown Type Material Yes
Faden, R.B.; Phillips, S.M.; Muasya, A.M.; Macha, E. [96/398] Tanzania K002183933 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Phillips, S.M.; Muasya, A.M.; Macha, E. [96/457] Tanzania K002183932 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [3404] Tanzania K002183923 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Phillips, S.M.; Muasya, A.M.; Macha, E. [96/279] Tanzania K002183924 Yes
Hess, H. [52/2015] Angola K002184245 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [8688] Zambia K001553669 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.W.B.H.; Taylor, P.G. [10886] Tanzania K002183919 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K.B. [7316] Tanzania K002183925 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [8104] Zambia K002184234 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Phillips, S.M.; Muasya, A.M.; Macha, E. [96/322] Tanzania K002183934 Yes
Whellan, J.A. [935] Zimbabwe K002184240 Yes
Mutimushi, J.M. [780] Zambia K002184233 Yes
Hess, H. [52/2019] Angola K002184250 Yes
Kornaś, J. [1696] Zambia K002184230 Yes
Gilliland, H.B. [85] Zimbabwe K002184238 Yes
Verboom, W.C. [s.n.] Zambia K002184235 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.W.B.H.; Taylor, P.G. [10017] Tanzania K002183944 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K.B. [6778] Tanzania K002183927 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.W.B.H.; Taylor, P.G. [11162] Tanzania K002183916 Yes
Hess, H. [52/2003] Angola K002184251 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Phillips, S.M.; Muasya, A.M.; Macha, E. [96/212] Tanzania K002183940 Yes
Hess, H. [52/2064] Angola K002184242 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Phillips, S.M.; Muasya, A.M.; Macha, E. [96/185] Tanzania K002183938 Yes
Damann, P.B. [61/1031] Angola K002184249 Yes
[Trace G. Dehn] [1072a] Zimbabwe K002184246 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K.B. [6911] Tanzania K002183926 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F 1084] Zambia K002184228 Yes
Wild, H. [1076] Zimbabwe K002184241 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [5541] Zambia K002184231 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [2852] Zambia K002184236 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Phillips, S.M.; Muasya, A.M.; Macha, E. [96/229] Tanzania K002183928 Yes
Kirk, J. [s.n.] K002184226 Yes
Miller, O.B. [5922] Zimbabwe K002184237 Yes
Mutimushi, J.M. [JMM 317] Zambia K002184229 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Phillips, S.M.; Muasya, A.M.; Macha, E. [96/482] Tanzania K002183930 Yes
Welwitsch [s.n.] Eriocaulon andongense K000346162 Unknown Type Material Yes
Welwitsch [2442] Eriocaulon andongense K000346161 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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