Araceae
Wolffiella

Wolffiella hyalina (Delile) Monod

First published in Mém. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N., Hors-sér. 2: 242 (1949)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Africa to SW. Arabian Peninsula. It is a hydroannual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre

Introduced into:

India

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(2): 1-94. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1-560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Haigh, A. & Boyce, P.C. (2012). Flora Zambesiaca 12(1): 1-54. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • in Mém. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afr. Nord, Hors-Sér. 2: 242 (1949).

CATE Araceae

  • Landolt, E. 1986. The family of Lemnaceae - a monographic study, 1. Veröff. Geobot. Isnt. ETH (Stift. Rübel). 71: 1-563

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1978 De Wilde [5164] Chad K000499398 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [12538] Tanzania K002468362 Yes
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [2198] Tanzania K002468356 Yes
Chuwa, S. [3040] Tanzania K002468363 Yes
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [2123] Tanzania K:SPC-34084.000 No
Gilbert, V.C.; Sharpe, J. [2679] Tanzania K002468358 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [11807] Tanzania K002468357 Yes
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [2123] Tanzania K002468361 Yes
Lock, J.M. [81/122] Sudan K002468347 Yes
Mcfarlane, M.G. [s.n.] Nigeria K002468346 Yes
Lye, K.A. [Ly-4413] Uganda K002468359 Yes
Ramayya, N. [s.n.] India K002468340 Yes
Lehmann [s.n.] K002468333 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, S.; Wandefrash, M.; Gibre-Hiwot, G. [8994] Ethiopia K002468348 Yes
Muller, J. [1694] Malawi K002468364 Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. [1143] Sudan K002468345 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [12483] Tanzania K002468360 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [3953] Cameroon K:SPC-32691.002 No
Leonard, J. [3616] Chad K:SPC-28495.000 No
Broadbent, J.A. [27] Nigeria K:SPC-06049.094 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • CATE Araceae

    • Haigh, A., Clark, B., Reynolds, L., Mayo, S.J., Croat, T.B., Lay, L., Boyce, P.C., Mora, M., Bogner, J., Sellaro, M., Wong, S.Y., Kostelac, C., Grayum, M.H., Keating, R.C., Ruckert, G., Naylor, M.F. and Hay, A., CATE Araceae, 17 Dec 2011.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical 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
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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