Eriocaulaceae
Eriocaulon

Eriocaulon teusczii Engl. & Ruhland

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 27: 77 (1899)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Nigeria, S. Tanzania to S. Tropical Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, DR Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, 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.
  • Velayos, M., Aedo, C., Cabezas, F., de la Estrella, M., Barberá, P. & Fero, M. (eds.) (2014). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 11: 1-416. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Engl. & Ruhland in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 27: 77 (Apr. 1899).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Goyder, D.J.; Gomes, A. [9069] Angola K001625951 Yes
Goyder, D.J. [8364] Angola K001333269 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Sitoni, D.; Vollesen, K.B.; Whitehouse, C. [4098] Tanzania K002184031 Yes
Frisby, A.; Maiato, F. [4177] Angola K001333983 Yes
Semsei, S.R. [2468] Tanzania K002184020 Yes
Jannerup; Mhoro [0033] Tanzania K002184025 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [s.n.] Angola K002184330 Yes
Lely, H.V. [283] Nigeria K000346092 Unknown Type Material Yes
Richards, H.M. [17118] Angola K002184329 Yes
Procter, J. [1413] Tanzania K002184028 Yes
Lowe, J.L. [4473] Nigeria K002183327 Yes
Damann, P.B.; Hess, H. [58/210] Angola K002184323 Yes
Hess, H. [52/1805] Angola K002184324 Yes
Perdue, R.E.; Kibuwa, S.P. [11411] Tanzania K002184019 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [9163] Tanzania K002184027 Yes
Hess, H. [51/293] Angola K002184321 Yes
Linder [3831] Tanzania K002184018 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [8512] Tanzania K002184030 Yes
Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K.; Bidgood, S. [9665] Zambia K001560831 Yes
Michel [2679] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002183695 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Mbago, F.; Vollesen, K.B. [2505] Tanzania K002184033 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K.B. [6676] Tanzania K002184016 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Mbago, F.; Vollesen, K.B. [2629] Tanzania K002184032 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [9163] Tanzania K:SPC-24329.000 No
Goyder, D.J. [8099] Angola K001333092 Yes
Hess, H. [52/2047] Angola K002184327 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [8734] Tanzania K002184023 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C. [568] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002183694 Yes
Welwitsch [2453] Angola K000346168 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Sitoni, D.; Vollesen, K.B.; Whitehouse, C. [3399] Tanzania K002184026 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [7785] Tanzania K002184029 Yes
[Tweeden] [s.n.] Tanzania K002184021 Yes
Gilliland, H.B. [507] Zimbabwe K002184320 Yes
McGregor, C.J. [81] Tanzania K002184022 Yes
Hess, H. [51/156] Angola K002184322 Yes
Hess, H. [52/280] Angola K002184328 Yes
Johnston, H.H. [s.n.] Angola K002184331 Yes
Hess, H. [52/280] Angola K002184325 Yes
Welwitsch [2452] Angola K000346169 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K.B. [6534] Tanzania K002184017 Yes
Hess, H. [52/838] Angola K002184326 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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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