Amaranthaceae
Aerva

Aerva javanica (Burm.f.) Juss. ex Schult.

First published in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg. 5: 565 (1819)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Africa to Myanmar. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Algeria, Botswana, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gulf States, India, Iran, Iraq, Kenya, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Western Sahara, Yemen

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Audru, J., Cesar, J. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1994). Les Plantes Vasculaires de la République de Djibouti. Flore Illustrée 1: 1-336. CIRAD, Départerment d'Elevage et de Médecine vétérinaire, Djibouti.
  • Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
  • Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 1: 1-359. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
  • Boulos, L. (1999). Flora of Egypt 1: 1-419. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • 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, A. & Chatelain, C. (2011). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 2: 1-429. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • 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.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A. & Edmandson, J.R. (eds.) (2016). Flora of Iraq 5(1): 1-284. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A. (1992). An Annotated Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Oman and their Vernacular names. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2: 1-153.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.
  • Launert, E. (ed.) (1988). Flora Zambesiaca 9(1): 1-179. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Llewellyn, O.A., Hall, M., Miller, A.G., Al-Abbasi, T.M., Al-Wetaid, A.H., Al-Harbi, R.J. & Al-Shammari, K.F. (2011). Important plant areas in the Arabian peninsula: 4. Jabal Aja. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 68: 199-224.
  • Miller, A.G. & Cope, T.A. (1996). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 1: 1-586. Edinburgh university press.
  • Miller, A.G. & Morris, M. (2004). Ethnoflora of Soqotra Archipelago: 1-759. The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.
  • Nasir, E. & Ali, S.I. (eds.) (1970-1995). Flora of West Pakistan 1-131.
  • Prakash, L. & Balasubramanian, P. (2018). Invasive alien flora of Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve in Southern Eastern Ghats, India. Indian Forester 144: 857-862.
  • Shaheen, H., Qureshi, R., Akram, A., Gulfraz, M. & Potter, D. (2014). A preliminary floristic checklist of Thal desert Punjab, Pakistan. Pakistn Journal of Botany 46: 13-18.
  • Townsend, C.C. (1985). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Amaranthaceae: 1-136.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Chev. Bot. 529.
  • Syst. Veg. 5: 565 (1819)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Aellen, P. (1972). Flora Iranica 91: 1-19. Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz.
  • Audru, J., Cesar, J. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1994). Les Plantes Vasculaires de la République de Djibouti. Flore Illustrée 1: 1-336. CIRAD, Départerment d'Elevage et de Médecine vétérinaire, Djibouti.
  • Boulos, L. (1999). Flora of Egypt 1: 1-419. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A. & Edmandson, J.R. (eds.) (2016). Flora of Iraq 5(1): 1-284. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Launert, E. (ed.) (1988). Flora Zambesiaca 9(1): 1-179. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Llewellyn, O.A., Hall, M., Miller, A.G., Al-Abbasi, T.M., Al-Wetaid, A.H., Al-Harbi, R.J. & Al-Shammari, K.F. (2011). Important plant areas in the Arabian peninsula: 4. Jabal Aja. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 68: 199-224.
  • Miller, A.G. & Morris, M. (2004). Ethnoflora of Soqotra Archipelago: 1-759. The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.
  • Shaheen, H., Qureshi, R., Akram, A., Gulfraz, M. & Potter, D. (2014). A preliminary floristic checklist of Thal desert Punjab, Pakistan. Pakistn Journal of Botany 46: 13-18.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by C. C. Townsend [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
  • Pickering, H. & Awale, A. I. (2018). Introduction to plants in Central Somaliland. Ponte Invisibile, Redsea Cultural Foundation.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Brown, S. [s.n.] India K009002046 No
Bavazzano, R.; Lavranos, J. [s.n.] Somalia K001906196 Yes
Luino, I.; Gautier, L.; Rasolonjatovo, A.P. [IL132] Madagascar K001634946 No
Rabarivola, M.L.; Rakotoarisoa, S.E.; Rajaonarison, R.; Peckering, T.E.; Nanjarisoa, O.P. [RML 542] Madagascar K001036106 Yes
Rabarivola, M.L.; Rakotoarisoa, S.E.; Rajaonarison, R.; Peckering, T.E.; Nanjarisoa, O.P. [RML 535] Madagascar K001036100 Yes
Ash [883] Ethiopia K:SPC-37992.000 No
Glover, P.E.; Samuel [2815] Kenya Aerva persica K005612949 No
Ament, J.G. [539] Kenya Aerva persica K005612943 No
Napier Bax, P. [TNP/GS/4] Kenya Aerva persica K005612965 No
[Vesey]; [Gales] [7] Kenya Aerva persica K005612950 No
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J. [74/241] Kenya Aerva persica K005612970 No
Rawlins, S. [28] Kenya Aerva persica K005612963 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya Aerva persica K005612961 No
McDonald, J. [875] Kenya Aerva persica K005612959 No
Bogdan, A. [AB2221] Kenya Aerva persica K005612938 No
Luke, Q.; Kabuye, C.; Robertson, A.; Mungai, G.; Mathenge, S. [TPR98] Kenya Aerva persica K005612953 No
Leese, A.S. [272] Kenya Aerva persica K005612958 No
Thomas, D.B. [555] Kenya Aerva persica K005612939 No
Dummer, R.A. [5025] Kenya Aerva persica K005612937 No
Napier, E.R. [912] Kenya Aerva persica K005612960 No
Hucks, H.P. (Mr); Hucks, H.P. (Mrs) [57] Kenya Aerva persica K005612967 No
Mungai, G.M.; Mutangah, J.G.; Rucina, S.M. [92/83] Kenya Aerva persica K005612944 No
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J. [74/995] Kenya Aerva persica K005612971 No
Kibuwa, S.P. [2445] Kenya Aerva persica K005612972 No
Bove, N. [45] Egypt Aerva persica K000243696 Type Yes
Bove, N. [45] Egypt Aerva persica K000243693 Type Yes
Kenne [s.n.] Egypt Aerva persica K000243695 Type Yes
Thairu, N. [19] Kenya Aerva persica K005612966 No
Bogdan, A. [5116] Kenya Aerva persica K005612940 No
Robertson, S.A. (Mrs); Robertson, I.A.D. [6405] Kenya Aerva persica K005612954 No
Kokwaro, J.O. [2924] Kenya Aerva persica K005612951 No
Battiscombe, E. [251] Kenya Aerva persica K005612957 No
Glover; Samuel; Wateridge [2986] Kenya Aerva persica K005612947 No
Mathenge, S.G. [8] Kenya Aerva persica K005612941 No
Gillespie, J.B. [5] Kenya Aerva persica K005612964 No
Kimani, Z.J. [42] Kenya Aerva persica K005612942 No
Glover; Gwynne; Samuel [2762] Kenya Aerva persica K005612948 No
Thomas [45] Kenya Aerva persica K005612955 No
Bally, P.R.O. [B2690] Kenya Aerva persica K005612945 No
Kenne [s.n.] Egypt Aerva persica K000243694 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kokwaro, J.O. [3457] Kenya Aerva persica K005612952 No
Gardner, H.M. [2920] Kenya Aerva persica K005612956 No
Bally, P.R.O. [B5162] Kenya Aerva persica K005612946 No
Scheffler, G. [375] Kenya Aerva persica K005612936 No
Gilbert, V.C. [C34] Kenya Aerva persica K005612969 No
Bally, P.R.O. [8682] Kenya Aerva persica K005612962 No
Scheffler, G. [195] Kenya Aerva persica K005612935 No
Bally, P.R.O. [16720] Kenya Aerva persica K005612968 No
Leippert [5216] Kenya Aerva persica K005612933 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Art and Illustrations in Digifolia

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew

  • EBC Common Names

    • Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection

  • 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/

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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