Lythraceae
Lythrum

Lythrum rotundifolium Hochst. ex A.Rich.

First published in Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 283 (1848)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to Malawi. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boutique, R. (1967). Flore du Congo du Rwanda et du Burundi, Lythraceae: 1-27. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Bruxelles.
  • 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.
  • Edwards, S., Tadesse, M., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (2000). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 2(1): 1-532. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1983). Flora du Rwanda 2: 1-603. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boutique, R. (1967). Flore du Congo du Rwanda et du Burundi, Lythraceae: 1-27. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Bruxelles.
  • 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.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1983). Flora du Rwanda 2: 1-603. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A. Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 280 (1847).
  • Blundell, Wild Fl. E. Afr.: 52, fig. 565 (1987).
  • Boutique, Flore du Congo Belge, du Ruanda et du Burundi, Lythraceae: 13 (1967).
  • Cufod., Enumeratio Plantarum Aethiopiae Spermatophyta (Supplement in Bull. Jard. Bot. Brux.) p. 610 (1958).
  • F. W. Andr., The Flowering Plants of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan 1: 141 (1950).
  • Hanid in A.D.Q. Agnew, Upland Kenya Wild Flowers p. 154 (1974).
  • Hiern in Flora of Tropical Africa 2: 465 (1871).
  • Koehne in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 1: 308 (1881)
  • Koehne in A. Engler, Das Pflanzenreich IV. 216: 61 (1903).
  • M.G. Gilbert in Fl. Eth., ined.
  • Mildbr. in Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Zentral-Afrika-Expedition 1907-1908, 2 (Botanik) p. 578 (1913).
  • Robyns, Flore des Spermatophytes du Parc National Albert 1: 657 (1948).
  • Troupin, Fl. Rwanda 2: 483, fig. 152.4 (1983).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 2008 Edwards, S. [2142] Ethiopia K000823778 No
Schimper [1169] Ethiopia K000310143 Isosyntype Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Field, D.V. [4876] Kenya K:SPC-34372.000 No
Thompson [s.n.] K000310328 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ash [1762] Ethiopia K:SPC-35576.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East 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/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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