Lythraceae
Ammannia

Ammannia erecta (Guill. & Perr.) S.A.Graham & Gandhi

First published in Harvard Pap. Bot. 18: 75 (2013)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa, Madagascar. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, DR Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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].
  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 1: 1-359. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(1): 1-85. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • 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.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. 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.
  • Lebrun, J.-P., Audru, J., Gaston, A. & Mosnier, M. (1972). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Tchad Méridional: 1-289. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • 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.
  • 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?
Dec 23, 1991 Vollesen, K. [2570] Tanzania Nesaea erecta f. villosa K000312813 Isotype Yes
Dec 23, 1991 Vollesen, K. [2570] Tanzania Nesaea erecta f. villosa K000312812 Isotype No
Tanner, R. [2038] Tanzania Nesaea erecta f. villosa K004330706 Yes
Vollesen, K.B. [MRC3971] Tanzania Nesaea erecta f. villosa K004330707 Yes
Archbold, M.E. [3140] Tanzania Nesaea erecta f. villosa K004330705 Yes
Sep 17, 1974 Peters [s.n.] Nesaea erecta K000310508 Type No
Santo, E. [2429] Guinea-Bissau Nesaea erecta K004330590 Yes
Powys, P. (Mrs) [45] Kenya Nesaea erecta K004330698 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [13564] Kenya Nesaea erecta K004330697 Yes
[W.A.D] [919] Uganda Nesaea erecta K004330690 Yes
[Zerihua W]; [Asgedom G M] [78] Ethiopia Nesaea erecta K004330632 Yes
Luke, W.R.Q. [17373 A] Kenya Nesaea erecta K001872753 No
Luke, Q. [14119] Kenya Nesaea erecta K004330691 Yes
Thulin, M.; Mhoro, B. [2698] Tanzania Nesaea erecta K004330704 Yes
Hall, J.B. [3736] Nesaea erecta K004330593 Yes
Stubbings, H.G. [3] Nigeria Nesaea erecta K004330592 Yes
Daramola, B.O. [FHI43843] Nigeria Nesaea erecta K004330588 Yes
[563] Nesaea erecta K000310157 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [5910] Tanzania Nesaea erecta K000468515 Yes
Savory, H.J. [UCI272] Nigeria Nesaea erecta K004330596 Yes
Archbold, M.E. [2371] Tanzania Nesaea erecta K004330701 Yes
Friis, I.; Sebsebe, D.; Assefa Hailu; Ermias Getachew [14456] Ethiopia Nesaea erecta K004330629 Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [FHI21671] Nigeria Nesaea erecta K004330597 Yes
Verdcourt, B. [537] Kenya Nesaea erecta K004330693 Yes
Welch, J.R. [317] Tanzania Nesaea erecta K004330703 Yes
Browne, H.M.; Browne, A.F. [1437] Sudan Nesaea erecta K004330634 Yes
Hall, J.B. [3251] Nesaea erecta K004330589 Yes
{Mr. Ingraw} [s.n.] Nesaea erecta K004330595 Yes
Luke, W.R.Q.; Luke, P.A.; Pakia, M.; Kahumbu, P. [4745] Kenya Nesaea erecta K004330695 Yes
Napier, P. [150] Kenya Nesaea erecta K004330694 Yes
Gilbert, M.G. [4992] Kenya Nesaea erecta K004330692 Yes
Franqueville, D. [s.n.] Nesaea erecta K000310160 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K.B. [7019] Tanzania Nesaea erecta K004330699 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, S.; Host, P.; Desissa, D.; Kebede, S. [7294] Ethiopia Nesaea erecta K004330630 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Friis, I. [8386] Ethiopia Nesaea erecta K004330631 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C.; Mwasumbi, L. [2002B] Tanzania Nesaea erecta K004330702 Yes
Onochie, C.F.A. [FHI33491] Nigeria Nesaea erecta K004330591 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Friis, I. [8389] Ethiopia Nesaea erecta K004330633 Yes
Verdcourt [3242] Kenya Nesaea erecta K004330696 Yes
[Welal] [317] Tanzania Nesaea erecta K004330700 Yes

Sources

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  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

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  • 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.
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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • 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/
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    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0