Lythraceae
Ammannia

Ammannia crassicaulis Guill. & Perr.

First published in Fl. Seneg. Tent.: 303 (1833)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa, Madagascar. It is a hydrosubshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, DR Congo, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Mauritania, Mozambique, Niger, Northern Provinces, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Malaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Nesaea polyantha.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Aké Assi, L. (2001). Flore de la Côte-d'Ivoire: catalogue systématique, biogéographie et écologie. I. Boissiera 57: 1-396.
  • Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 1: 1-359. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
  • Boutique, R. (1967). Flore du Congo du Rwanda et du Burundi, Lythraceae: 1-27. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Bruxelles.
  • 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.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Launert, E. (ed.) (1978). Flora Zambesiaca 4: 1-658. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Peyre de Fabregues, B. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1976). Catalogue des Plantes Vascularies du Niger: 1-433. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Quézel, P. (1958). Mission Botanique au Tibesti: 1-357. Université d'Alger.
  • Verdcourt, B. (1994). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Lythraceae: 1-62.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 2009 Alison; Heath, R. [1445] Botswana Nesaea crassicaulis K000565367 Yes
Lowe, R.H. [11048] Tanzania Nesaea crassicaulis K004330682 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F7874] Zambia Nesaea crassicaulis K004330931 Yes
Luke, W.R.Q. [17321] Kenya Nesaea crassicaulis K001872748 No
Killick, D.J.B.; Leistner, O.A. [3215] Namibia Nesaea crassicaulis K004330956 Yes
Smith, P.A. [276] Botswana Nesaea crassicaulis K004330938 Yes
Biegel, H.; Russell, G. [3716] Botswana Nesaea crassicaulis K004330940 Yes
Codd, L.E. [7064] Zimbabwe Nesaea crassicaulis K004330924 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F1358] Zambia Nesaea crassicaulis K004330929 Yes
Smith, P.A. [1143] Botswana Nesaea crassicaulis K004330948 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [7876] Zambia Nesaea crassicaulis K004330932 Yes
Vogel, E. [s.n.] Mali Nesaea crassicaulis K004330572 Yes
Wood, G.H.S. [469] Uganda Nesaea crassicaulis K004330681 Yes
Wild, H.; Drummond, R.B. [7196] Botswana Nesaea crassicaulis K004330942 Yes
Wild, H.; Drummond, R.B. [7185] Botswana Nesaea crassicaulis K004330954 Yes
Heath, A.; Heath, R. [1822] Botswana Nesaea crassicaulis K004330936 Yes
Ward, C.J. [3713] South Africa Nesaea crassicaulis K004331295 Yes
Smith, P.A. [2721] Botswana Nesaea crassicaulis K004330951 Yes
Vaughan, J.H. [1408] Tanzania Nesaea crassicaulis K004330688 Yes
Ellis, R.P. [3074] Botswana Nesaea crassicaulis K004330943 Yes
Kolbe, F.C. [3148] Zimbabwe Nesaea crassicaulis K004330925 Yes
Codd, L.E. [7553] Angola Nesaea crassicaulis K004330957 No
Leonard, A. [1003] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Nesaea crassicaulis K004330610 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [3416] Tanzania Nesaea crassicaulis K004330686 Yes
Smith, P.A. [1519] Botswana Nesaea crassicaulis K004330939 Yes
Gibbs Russell, G.E.; Biegel, H.M. [1476] Botswana Nesaea crassicaulis K004330941 Yes
Smith, P.A. [395] Botswana Nesaea crassicaulis K004330946 Yes
Mutimushi, J.M. [725] Zambia Nesaea crassicaulis K004330933 Yes
s.coll. [14215] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Nesaea crassicaulis K004330609 Yes
Rogers, F.A. (Rev.) [7416] Zambia Nesaea crassicaulis K004330934 Yes
Harris, B.J.; Gardiner, H. [BJH6520] Tanzania Nesaea crassicaulis K004330683 Yes
Léonard, J.J.G. [1773] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Nesaea crassicaulis K004330608 Yes
Mubita, P.; Reynolds, B. [[823]] Zambia Nesaea crassicaulis K004330928 Yes
Williamson, D.T. [62] Botswana Nesaea crassicaulis K004330947 Yes
Hiemstra, H. [270] Botswana Nesaea crassicaulis K004330944 Yes
Mogg, A.O.D. [28028] Mozambique Nesaea crassicaulis K004330926 Yes
Smith, P.A. [2781] Botswana Nesaea crassicaulis K004330950 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [2685] Tanzania Nesaea crassicaulis K004330687 Yes
Smith, P.A. [4411] Botswana Nesaea crassicaulis K004330952 Yes
Lowe, R.H. [s.n.] Tanzania Nesaea crassicaulis K004330684 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [3500] Tanzania Nesaea crassicaulis K004330685 Yes
Gibbs Russell, G.E. [2825] Botswana Nesaea crassicaulis K004330945 Yes
Codd, L.E. [7561] Zambia Nesaea crassicaulis K004330935 Yes
s.coll. [4508] Chad Nesaea crassicaulis K004330611 Yes
s.coll. [4567] Chad Nesaea crassicaulis K004330613 Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. [7853] Nesaea crassicaulis K004330614 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Cookson, A.J. [6362] Zambia Nesaea crassicaulis K004330930 Yes
Smith, P.A. [2507] Botswana Nesaea crassicaulis K004330949 Yes
Smith, P.A. [1191] Botswana Nesaea crassicaulis K004330953 Yes
s.coll. [3490] Chad Nesaea crassicaulis K004330612 Yes
Ward, C.J. [7690] South Africa Nesaea crassicaulis K004331294 Yes
Gairdner, A.E. (Miss) [AEG536] Zambia Nesaea crassicaulis K004330927 Yes
Vogel, E. [s.n.] Mali Nesaea crassicaulis K004330571 Yes
Wild, H. [4850] Zimbabwe Nesaea crassicaulis K004330923 Yes
Santo, E. [1668] Guinea-Bissau Nesaea crassicaulis K004330570 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [1270] Angola Nesaea crassicaulis K004330955 Yes
Cipas [561] Sudan Nesaea crassicaulis K004330573 Yes

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