Osyris L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 1022 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Canary Islands Medit. to S. China and Indo-China, Eritrea to S. Africa.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Algeria, Angola, Assam, Baleares, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cambodia, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, China South-Central, China Southeast, Corse, Cyprus, Djibouti, East Aegean Is., East Himalaya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Free State, Greece, India, Iran, Italy, Kenya, Kriti, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Lesotho, Libya, Malawi, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Northern Provinces, Palestine, Portugal, Rwanda, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Socotra, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Sahara, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • A. DC. in de Candolle, Prodr. 14: 632 (1857).
  • Bentham & J.D. Hooker, Gen. Pl. 3, 1: 227 (1880).
  • Bentham in Bentham & J.D. Hooker, Gen. Pl. 3, 1: 227 (1880).
  • F.C. 5, 2: 208 (1915).
  • F.T.A. 6, 1: 433 (1911).
  • Hill in F.C. 5, 2: 208 (1915).
  • J.G. Baker & Hill in F.T.A. 6, 1: 433 (1911).
  • Merxmüller, Prodr. Fl. SW. Afrika, fam. 21: 1 (1969).
  • Roessler in Merxmüller, Prodr. Fl. SW. Afrika, fam. 21: 1 (1969).
  • Sp. Pl.: 1022 (1753).
  • Stauffer in Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 106: 394 (1961).
  • Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 106: 394 (1961).
  • de Candolle, Prodr. 14: 632 (1857).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A. DC. in DC., Prodr. 14: 632 (1857)
  • Hilliard in Edinb. J. Bot. 51: 391 (1994)
  • L., Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 978 (1754)
  • Sp. Pl.: 1022 (1753)
  • Stauffer in Viert. Nat. Ges. Zürich 106: 394 (1961)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 2012 Pooma et al. [5367] Thailand K000734238 No
Jan 1, 1960 Rogers, F.A. [6214] Botswana K000285525 No
Jan 1, 1915 Wight, R. [s.n.] India K000880494 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4035] India K001038014 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mott, P.J. [293] Botswana K000285527 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4035] Nepal K000639602 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hansen, O.J. [3210] Botswana K000285526 No
Wallich, N. [4035] K000880496 Unknown Type Material Yes
Govan, G. [Cat. no. 4035] India K001038013 Unknown Type Material Yes
Abel, C. [s.n.] India K000880495 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4036] K001038015 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wight, R. [s.n.] India K000880493 Unknown Type Material Yes
Craven, P. [3773] Namibia K000285528 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4035] Nepal K000639603 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • 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

    • '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.
  • 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