Huernia R.Br.
First published in Asclepiadeae: 11 (1810)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Nigeria, Eritrea to S. Africa, Arabian Peninsula.
Distribution
Native to:
Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Decodontia Haw. in Syn. Pl. Succ.: 28 (1812)
Accepted Species
- Huernia anagaynensis Plowes
- Huernia andreaeana (Rauh) L.C.Leach
- Huernia archeri L.C.Leach
- Huernia asirensis Plowes
- Huernia aspera N.E.Br.
- Huernia baradii Plowes
- Huernia barbata (Masson) Haw.
- Huernia blyderiverensis (L.C.Leach) Bruyns
- Huernia boleana M.G.Gilbert
- Huernia calosticta Bruyns
- Huernia collenetteae Plowes
- Huernia concinna N.E.Br.
- Huernia delicata Plowes
- Huernia × distincta N.E.Br.
- Huernia engleri A.Terracc.
- Huernia erectiloba L.C.Leach & Lavranos
- Huernia erinacea P.R.O.Bally
- Huernia foetida Plowes
- Huernia formosa L.C.Leach
- Huernia guttata (Masson) Haw.
- Huernia hadhramautica Lavranos
- Huernia hallii E.Lamb & B.M.Lamb
- Huernia hislopii Turrill
- Huernia humilis (Masson) Haw.
- Huernia humpatana Bruyns
- Huernia hystrix (Hook.f.) N.E.Br.
- Huernia keniensis R.E.Fr.
- Huernia kennedyana Lavranos
- Huernia khalidbinsultanii Plowes & T.A.McCoy
- Huernia kirkii N.E.Br.
- Huernia laevis J.R.I.Wood
- Huernia lavranii L.C.Leach
- Huernia leachii Lavranos
- Huernia lenewtonii Plowes
- Huernia levyi Oberm.
- Huernia lodarensis Lavranos
- Huernia loeseneriana Schltr.
- Huernia longii Pillans
- Huernia longituba N.E.Br.
- Huernia lopanthera Bruyns
- Huernia macrocarpa (A.Rich.) Schweinf. ex K.Schum.
- Huernia marnieriana Lavranos
- Huernia mccoyi Plowes
- Huernia namaquensis Pillans
- Huernia nigeriana Lavranos
- Huernia nouhuysii I.Verd.
- Huernia occulta L.C.Leach & Plowes
- Huernia oculata Hook.f.
- Huernia pendula E.A.Bruce
- Huernia piersii N.E.Br.
- Huernia pillansii N.E.Br.
- Huernia plowesii L.C.Leach
- Huernia praestans N.E.Br.
- Huernia procumbens (R.A.Dyer) L.C.Leach
- Huernia pulchra Orlando & El Azzouni
- Huernia quinta (E.Phillips) A.C.White & B.Sloane
- Huernia radhwana Plowes
- Huernia recondita M.G.Gilbert
- Huernia reticulata (Masson) Haw.
- Huernia rosea L.E.Newton & Lavranos
- Huernia rubra Plowes
- Huernia rubrosticta Plowes
- Huernia saudi-arabica D.V.Field
- Huernia schneideriana A.Berger
- Huernia similis N.E.Br.
- Huernia somalica N.E.Br.
- Huernia stapelioides Schltr.
- Huernia sudanensis Plowes
- Huernia tanganyikensis (E.A.Bruce & P.R.O.Bally) L.C.Leach
- Huernia thuretii J.F.Cels
- Huernia transvaalensis Stent
- Huernia urceolata L.C.Leach
- Huernia verekeri Stent
- Huernia volkartii Werderm. & Peitscher
- Huernia whitesloaneana Nel
- Huernia witzenbergensis C.A.Lückh.
- Huernia yemenensis Plowes
- Huernia zebrina N.E.Br.
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Albers, F. & Meve, U. (eds.) (2002). Illustrated handbook of succulent plants Asclepiadaceae, corr. 2nd printing: 1-318. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg,New York.
- Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 7(3): 1-375. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Goyder, S., Harris, T., Masinde, S., Meve, U. & Venter, J. (2012). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Apocynaceae(2): 1-530.
- Liede-Schumann, S. & al. (2020). Flore de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et Dépendances 27: 1-335. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
- Thulin, M. (ed.) (2006). Flora of Somalia 3: 1-626. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Flora Zambesiaca
- Brown in F.T.A. 4(1): 495–499 (1903);
- Brown in Fl. Cap. 4(1): 902–922 (1909).
- Leach in Excelsa Taxon. Ser. 4: 1–197 (1988).
- Müller & Albers in Albers & Meve (eds.), Ill. Handb. Succ. Pl.
- R. Br., On the Asclepiadeae: 11 (1810).
Flora of Somalia
- Flora Somalia, Vol 3, (2006) Author: by J. Lavranos [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
- Leach in Excelsa, Taxon. Ser. 4: 1–194 (1988).
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Asclepiadeae: 11 (1810)
- Excelsa Tax. Ser. 4: 1–196 (1988)
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenway, P.J. | 30514.000 | No | |||
| Spaikes | 31251.000 | No | |||
| Bally, P.R.O. [S.188] | 31712.000 | No | |||
| Collenette, I. S. [3180], Saudi Arabia | 42835.000 | No | |||
| Wood, J.R.I. [3037], Yemen | 44124.000 | No | |||
| Wood, J.R.I. [3271], Yemen | 45707.000 | No | |||
| Collenette, I.S. [6342], Saudi Arabia | 52268.000 | No | |||
| Lavranos [13137A] | 52431.000 | No | |||
| Gibbs, L. S. [10735], Zimbabwe | 5354.000 | No | |||
| 53809.000 | No | ||||
| Lavranos [13071] | 53867.000 | No | |||
| Collenette, I.S. [633], Saudi Arabia | 54027.000 | No | |||
| Collenette, I.S. [6871], Saudi Arabia | 54297.000 | No | |||
| Collenette, I.S. [7785], Saudi Arabia | 57339.000 | No | |||
| Collenette, J.S. [8267], Saudi Arabia | 58350.000 | No |
Sources
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Flora Zambesiaca
- Flora Zambesiaca
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Flora of Somalia
- Flora of Somalia
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0