Gentianaceae
Faroa

Faroa axillaris Baker

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1898: 158 (1898)
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, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre

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.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
  • Launert, E. & Pope, G.V. (eds.) (1990). Flora Zambesiaca 7(4): 1-114. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Nemomissa, S. (2002). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Gentianaceae: 1-68.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Baker & N.E. Br. in Flora of Tropical Africa 4 (1): 566 (1903).
  • Baker in Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Kew 1898: 158 (1898).
  • Boutique in Flore d'Afrique Centrale, Gentianaceae: 24 (1972).
  • P. Taylor in Garcia de Orta, sér. Bot. 1: 74, t. 5/7–16 (1973).
  • Paiva & I. Nogueira in Flora Zambesiaca 7 (4): 43 (1990).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
[Detillenx] [812] K004913845 Yes
Whyte [s.n.] Malawi K000096916 Unknown Type Material Yes
Reekmans, M. [6097] K004913842 Yes
Reekmans, M. [6173] K004913843 Yes
Reekmans, M. [6127] K004913844 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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.
    • 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 2024. 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 2024. 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