Myrothamnaceae
Myrothamnus

Myrothamnus flabellifolius Welw.

First published in Ann. Cons. Ultramar. (Portugal), Parte Nâo Off. 24: 578 (1858 publ. 1859)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya to S. Africa. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, DR Congo, Eswatini, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Keraudren-Aymonin, M. (1975). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire-rwanda-Burundi), Cucurbitaceae: 1-152. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique.
  • Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Keraudren-Aymonin, M. (1975). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire-rwanda-Burundi), Cucurbitaceae: 1-152. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique.
  • Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A. Engler & O. Drude, Die Vegetation Der Erde, IX, Pflanzenwelt Afrikas 1 (1): 407, fig. 348 (1910)
  • A. Engler & O. Drude, Die Vegetation Der Erde, IX, Pflanzenwelt Afrikas 3 (1): 289, fig. 187 (1915).
  • Bak. in Trans. Linn. Soc., Bot., ser. 2, 4: 13 (1894).
  • Bentham & Hooker, Genera Plantarum 1: 1005 (1867).
  • Brenan in Mem. N.Y. Bot. Gard. 8: 436 (1954).
  • Burtt Davy, Fl. Pl. & Ferns Transv. II: 430 (1932).
  • Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees and Shrubs p. 329 (1961).
  • Engl. in Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas und der Nachbargebiete, Theile A: 132 & C: 190 (1895).
  • F. White, Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia p. 67 (1962).
  • J. Hutchinson, The Genera of Flowering Plants 2: 104 (1967).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 368 (1949).
  • Lisowski, Malaisse & Symoens in Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique 40: 255, fig. 1–2 (1970)
  • Lisowski, Malaisse & Symoens, Flore du Congo Belge, du Ruanda et du Burundi, Myrothamnaceae: 2, t. 1 (1970).
  • Marloth, Fl. South Afr. 2: 32, fig. 18 & 19, t. 11 A (1925).
  • Mendes in Consp. Fl. Angol. 4: 30 (1970).
  • Mendes in Flora Zambesiaca 4: 69, t. 20 (1978).
  • Niedenzu & Engl. in A. Engler & K. Prantl, Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien, ed. 2, 18a: 264, fig. 152/C, D & 153 (1930).
  • Niedenzu in A. Engler, Das Pflanzenreich3, 2a: 105 (1891).
  • Oliv. in Flora of Tropical Africa 2: 404 (1871).
  • Welw. in Ann. Conselho Ultram., Parte Não Off. Sér. 1, 1858: 578, Nota 8 (Nov.–Dec. 1859).
  • Welw. in Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 3: 155 (Feb. 1859), nomen.
  • Welw. in Trans. Linn. Soc. 27: 23, t. 8 (1869).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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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 2026. 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

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