Gentianaceae
Faroa

Faroa acuminata P.Taylor

First published in Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 41: 266 (1971)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Burundi to W. Tanzania. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Tanzania

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boutique, R. (1972). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire-rwanda-Burundi), Gentianaceae: 1-56. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique.
  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
  • Nemomissa, S. (2002). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Gentianaceae: 1-68.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Boutique in Flore d'Afrique Centrale, Gentianaceae: 26 (1972).
  • P. Taylor in Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique 41: 266 (1971).
  • P. Taylor in Garcia de Orta, sér. Bot. 1: 79, t. 9/15–19 (1973).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Reekmans, M. [7032] K000713715 Yes
Michel; Reed [1993] Burundi K000096854 Type Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [5831] Tanzania K000468594 Yes
Reekmans, M. [6250] K000713713 Yes
Michel [4064] K000713716 Yes
Lewalle [1929] K000713717 Yes
Reekmans, M. [9116] K000713714 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • 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