Albuca abyssinica Jacq.
First published in Icon. Pl. Rar. 1(3): t. 64 (1783)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa, SW. Arabian Peninsula. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zaïre
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Albuca elastica Salisb. in Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 239 (1796), nom. superfl.
- Pallastema abyssinica (Jacq.) Salisb. in Gen. Pl.: 36 (1866), not validly publ.
- Asphodelus abyssinicus (Jacq.) Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg. ed. 15[bis]. 7: 500 (1829)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Albuca abyssinica Welw. ex Baker in Gard. Chron. 1872: 392 (1872), nom. illeg.
- Albuca allenae Baker in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 3: 10 (1888)
- Albuca angolensis Welw. in Apont.: 591 (1859)
- Albuca asclepiadea Chiov. in Fl. Somala 2: 426 (1932)
- Albuca bainesii Baker in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 13: 29 (1873)
- Albuca beguinotii Cufod. in Miss. Biol. Borana, Racc. Bot., Angiosp.-Gymnosp.: 318 (1939)
- Albuca blepharophylla Cufod. in Miss. Biol. Borana, Racc. Bot., Angiosp.-Gymnosp.: 320 (1939)
- Albuca capitata Gilli in Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 69: 52 (1966)
- Albuca chaetopoda Chiov. in Pl. Nov. Aethiop.: 3 (1928)
- Albuca elwesii Regel in Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada, prepr. 6: 538 (1879)
- Albuca erlangeriana Engl. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 32: 92 (1902)
- Albuca fibrillosa De Wild. in Rev. Zool. Bot. Africaines 9(Suppl. Bot.): 21 (1921)
- Albuca fischeri Engl. in Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1891: 165 (1892)
- Albuca fleckii Schinz in Bull. Herb. Boissier 4(3): 40 (1896)
- Albuca hysterantha Chiov. in Ann. Bot. (Rome) 9: 145 (1911)
- Albuca lugardii Baker in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 533 (1898)
- Albuca melleri (Baker) Baker in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 532 (1898)
- Albuca nemorosa Chiov. in Ann. Bot. (Rome) 9: 146 (1911)
- Albuca parviflora Perkins in G.W.J.Mildbraed (ed.), Wiss. Erg. Deut. Zentr.-Afr. Exped., Bot. 2: 61 (1910), nom. illeg.
- Albuca praecox Engl. & K.Krause in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45: 143 (1910)
- Albuca purpurascens Engl. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 15: 473 (1892)
- Albuca tayloriana Rendle in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 30: 424 (1895)
- Albuca wakefieldii Baker in Bot. Mag. 105: t. 6429 (1879)
- Ornithogalum fleckii (Schinz) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt in Edinburgh J. Bot. 60: 548 (2003 publ. 2004)
- Ornithogalum melleri Baker in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 13: 280 (1873)
- Ornithogalum monteiroi Baker in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 6: 508 (1897)
- Ornithogalum quartinianum (A.Rich.) Lanza in Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 9: 34 (1910)
- Scilla petitiana A.Rich. in Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 328 (1850)
- Scilla quartiniana A.Rich. in Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 329 (1850)
- Urginea acinacifolia Schinz in Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 31: 220 (1890)
- Urginea beccarii Baker in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 13: 223 (1873)
- Urginea petitiana (A.Rich.) Solms in G.Schweinfurth, Beitr. Fl. Aethiop.: 294 (1867)
- Urginea quartiniana (A.Rich.) Solms in G.Schweinfurth, Beitr. Fl. Aethiop.: 284 (1867)
- Asphodelus africanus Lam. in Encycl. 1: 300 (1783)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Chaudhary, S.A. (2001). Flora of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 3: 1-368. Ministry of Agriculture & Water, Riyadh.
- 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.
- Demissew, S. & Nordal, I. (2010). Aloes and other Lilies of Ethiopia and Eritrea, ed, 2: 1-351. Shama Books, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
- Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
- Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
- Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
- Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1968). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(1): 1-276.
- Lachenaud, O. & al. (2013). New records for the flora of Cameroon, including a new species of Psychotria (Rubiaceae) and range extensions for some rare species. Plant ecology and evolution 146: 121-133.
- Manning, J.C., Forest, F., Devey, D.S., Fay, M.F. & Goldblatt, P. (2009). A molecular phylogeny and a revised classification of Ornithogaloideae (Hyacinthaceae) based on an analysis of four placid DNA regions. Taxon 58: 77-107.
- Stedje, B. (1996). Hyacinthaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-32.
- Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mt. Mulanje, Malawi. Scripta Botanica Belgica 34: 1-199.
- Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Troupin, G. (ed.) (1988). Flora du Rwanda 4: 1-651. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.
- Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A Handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(2): 1-94. ORSTOM, Bangui.
- Chaudhary, S.A. (2001). Flora of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 3: 1-368. Ministry of Agriculture & Water, Riyadh.
- Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
- Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
- Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mt. Mulanje, Malawi. Scripta Botanica Belgica 34: 1-199.
- Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Flora of Somalia
- Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Agnew, A.D.Q. & Agnew, S., Upland Kenya Wild Flowers, ed. 2: 319, t. 146 (1994).
- Baker in Flora of Tropical Africa 7: 533 (1898).
- Blundell, Wild Fl. E. Afr., reprint: 416, t. 407 (1992).
- Dryand. in K. Vetensk.-Acad. Handl. Stockh. 5: 298 (1784).
- Jacq., Ic. Pl. Rar. 1(3), t. 64 (1783).
- Knudtzon & Stedje in Nordic Journ. Bot. 6: 785 & Figs. 3i-p, 10c (1986).
- Murray, Syst. Veg., ed. 14: 326 (1784).
- Thulin, Fl. Somalia 4: 50 (1995).
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 2013 | Heath [2062], Botswana | K000499514 | No | ||
| Ash [1934], Ethiopia | 35866.000 | No | |||
| Ash [819], Ethiopia | 36452.000 | No | |||
| Keay, R.W.J., Nigeria | 4383.000 | No | |||
| Collenette, I.S. [8154], Saudi Arabia | 56670.000 | No | |||
| Tanner, R., Tanzania | Albuca melleri | 1820.000 | No | ||
| Mozambique | Albuca melleri | 2312.000 | No | ||
| Milne-Redhead, E. [9491], Tanzania | Albuca melleri | 24425.000 | No | ||
| Greatrex, F.C., Zimbabwe | Albuca melleri | 4390.000 | No | ||
| Wild, H. [3025], Zimbabwe | Albuca melleri | 4391.000 | No | ||
| Greatrex, F.C. [37635], Zimbabwe | Albuca melleri | 4392.000 | No | ||
| Rayner, R.W. [618], Kenya | Albuca blepharophylla | 2311.000 | No | ||
| Gillett, J. [13923], Kenya | Albuca blepharophylla | 2317.000 | No | ||
| Tweedie [3254], Kenya | Albuca blepharophylla | 7227.000 | No | ||
| Gillett, J. [12886], Kenya | Albuca chaetopoda | 2315.000 | No | ||
| Gillett, J.B. [14282], Ethiopia | Albuca chaetopoda | 2318.000 | No | ||
| Ash [485(330)], Ethiopia | Albuca chaetopoda | 36407.000 | No | ||
| Ash [330], Ethiopia | Albuca chaetopoda | 6049.394 | No | ||
| Polhill, R. [2021], Tanzania | Albuca angolensis | 29797.000 | No | ||
| Milne-Redhead, E. [4559], Zambia | Albuca angolensis | 38401.000 | No | ||
| Gillett, J. [13176], Kenya | Albuca wakefieldii | 2303.000 | No | ||
| Gillett, J. [14053], Kenya | Albuca wakefieldii | 2304.000 | No | ||
| Gillett, J. [12848], Kenya | Albuca wakefieldii | 2305.000 | No | ||
| Drummond [3773], Kenya | Albuca wakefieldii | 2316.000 | No | ||
| Milne-Redhead, E. [10270], Tanzania | Albuca wakefieldii | 23746.000 | No | ||
| Milne-Redhead, E. [9987], Tanzania | Albuca wakefieldii | 23757.000 | No | ||
| Milne-Redhead, E. [10031], Tanzania | Albuca wakefieldii | 23766.000 | No | ||
| Greenway, P.J. [10,559], Tanzania | Albuca wakefieldii | 29509.000 | No | ||
| Mathew, B.F. [6688], Kenya | Albuca wakefieldii | 32876.000 | No | ||
| Rayner, R.W. [341], Kenya | Albuca wakefieldii | 5423.000 | No | ||
| Polhill, R. [1238], Tanzania | Albuca wakefieldii | 5557.000 | No | ||
| Greatrex, F.C. [35984], Zimbabwe | Albuca bainesii | 4384.000 | No |
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Art and Illustrations in Digifolia
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew
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Flora of Somalia
- Flora of Somalia
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- Flora of Tropical East Africa
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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Kew Backbone Distributions
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
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