Gentianaceae
Faroa

Faroa salutaris Welw.

First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 27: 46 (1869)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to S. Tropical Africa. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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

  • A.W. Hill & Prain in Fl. Cap. 4 (1): 1118 (1909).
  • Baker & N.E. Br. in Flora of Tropical Africa 4 (1): 569 (1903).
  • Boutique in Flore d'Afrique Centrale, Gentianaceae: 23, t. 4 (1972).
  • De Wild. in Ann. Mus. Congo, Bot., sér. 4, 2: 122 (1913).
  • Engl., Hochgebirgsfl. Trop. Afr.: 336 (1892).
  • Ficalho, Pl. Ut. Afr. Port.: 225 (1884).
  • Gilg in A. Engler & K. Prantl, Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien 4 (2): 68, fig. 32/a–e (1895).
  • Gilg in H. Baum, Kunene-Sambesi-Exped.: 333 (1903).
  • Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. Welw. 1: 710 (1898).
  • Knobl. in Bot. Centralbl. 60: 330 (1894).
  • Marais & I. Verd. in Flora of Southern Africa 26: 241 (1963).
  • P. Taylor in Garcia de Orta, sér. Bot. 1: 79 (1973).
  • Paiva & I. Nogueira in Flora Zambesiaca 7 (4): 42 (1990).
  • R.E. Fr., Wiss. Ergebn. Schwed. Rhod.-Kongo-Exped., 1: 261 (1914).
  • Welw. in Trans. Linn. Soc., London 27: 46, t. 17 (1869).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1987 Gossweiler, J. [3991] Angola K001029899 Yes
Nov 20, 1970 Livingstone [s.n.] Malawi K000096913 Type Yes
Nov 20, 1970 Kirk, J. [s.n.] Malawi K000096914 Unknown Type Material Yes
Goyder, D.J.; Gomes, A. [9051] Angola K001625958 Yes
Frisby, A. [4000] Angola K001333906 No
Welwitsch [1523] Angola K000096912 Type Yes
Boehm [283] Tanzania K000096926 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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

    • 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