Lythraceae
Ammannia

Ammannia heptamera (Hiern) S.A.Graham & Gandhi

First published in Harvard Pap. Bot. 18: 76 (2013)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Sudan to S. Africa. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

DR Congo, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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

  • Boutique, R. (1967). Flore du Congo du Rwanda et du Burundi, Lythraceae: 1-27. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Bruxelles.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Launert, E. (ed.) (1978). Flora Zambesiaca 4: 1-658. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Simpson, N.D. [7218] Egypt Nesaea heptamera K001412937 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K.B. [7555] Tanzania Nesaea heptamera K004330722 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [3943] Zambia Nesaea heptamera K004330999 Yes
Eyles, F. [4383] Zimbabwe Nesaea heptamera K004331018 Yes
Joyce, R.V. [14] Sudan Nesaea heptamera K001412923 Yes
Verdcourt [354] Kenya Nesaea heptamera K004330727 Yes
[Balikar Beohin] [9] Sudan Nesaea heptamera K001412896 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [5914] Tanzania Nesaea heptamera K000468511 Yes
Bullock, A.A. [3203] Tanzania Nesaea heptamera K004330724 Yes
Salubeni, A.J. [873] Malawi Nesaea heptamera K004331010 Yes
Chase, N.C. [7177] Zimbabwe Nesaea heptamera K004331014 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [961] Zambia Nesaea heptamera K004331005 Yes
Van Rensburg, H.J. [2426] Zambia Nesaea heptamera K004331000 Yes
Hislop, A. [135] Zimbabwe Nesaea heptamera K004331019 Yes
Mutimushi, J.M. [1483] Zambia Nesaea heptamera K004331001 Yes
s.coll. [6949] Zimbabwe Nesaea heptamera K004331017 Yes
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Malawi Nesaea heptamera K004330994 Yes
Wild, H. [73] Zimbabwe Nesaea heptamera K004331012 Yes
Craster, O. [119] Zimbabwe Nesaea heptamera K004331020 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [7146] Zambia Nesaea heptamera K004331004 Yes
Michchmore [1135] Nesaea heptamera K004330721 Yes
Macaulay (Mrs.) [868] Zambia Nesaea heptamera K004330997 Yes
Davis, R.L. [156] Tanzania Nesaea heptamera K004330715 Yes
Pawek, J. [5695] Malawi Nesaea heptamera K004330988 Yes
Muasya, J. [180] Kenya Nesaea heptamera K004330725 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Brenan, J.P.M. [8093] Zambia Nesaea heptamera K004330998 Yes
Jackson, G. [2259] Malawi Nesaea heptamera K004330989 Yes
Wild, H. [1287] Zimbabwe Nesaea heptamera K004331021 Yes
Buchanan, J. [s.n.] Malawi Nesaea heptamera K004330993 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [4604] Tanzania Nesaea heptamera K004330716 Yes
Drummond, R.B. [4921] Zimbabwe Nesaea heptamera K004331007 Yes
Sharpe, A. [401] Malawi Nesaea heptamera K004330991 Yes
Reakes-Williams, G.K. [128] Tanzania Nesaea heptamera K004330720 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; Greenway, P.J. [s.n.] Zambia Nesaea heptamera K004331003 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [4604] Tanzania Nesaea heptamera K004330717 Yes
Bingham, M.G. [11300] Zambia Nesaea heptamera K004330965 Yes
Rutherford-Smith, R.O.B. [204] Zimbabwe Nesaea heptamera K004331015 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F3713] Zambia Nesaea heptamera K004330996 Yes
Mutimushi, J.M. [1465] Zambia Nesaea heptamera K004331002 Yes
Kornaś, J. [2205] Zambia Nesaea heptamera K004331006 Yes
Biegel, H.M. [2647] Zimbabwe Nesaea heptamera K004331009 Yes
Meller, C.J. [s.n.] Nesaea heptamera K000310511 Type Yes
Burtt, B.D. [2711] Tanzania Nesaea heptamera K004330719 Yes
Lee, J.D. [175] Sudan Nesaea heptamera K001412934 Yes
Torre, A.R.; Correia, M.F. [13242] Mozambique Nesaea heptamera K004330987 Yes
[J.M.P] [37] Malawi Nesaea heptamera K004330990 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [2711] Tanzania Nesaea heptamera K004330718 Yes
Bullock, A.A. [3203] Tanzania Nesaea heptamera K004330723 Yes
Dawe, M.T. [498] Mozambique Nesaea heptamera K004330986 Yes
Fries, T.C.E.; Norlindh, N.T.; Weimarck, H. [s.n.] Zimbabwe Nesaea heptamera K004331011 Yes
Myres, R.J. [34] Zimbabwe Nesaea heptamera K004331016 Yes
Biegel, H.M. [1443] Zimbabwe Nesaea heptamera K004331013 Yes
Miller, O.B. [3863] Zimbabwe Nesaea heptamera K004331008 Yes
Verdcourt [354] Kenya Nesaea heptamera K004330726 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B7526] Tanzania Nesaea heptamera K004330714 Yes
Sharpe, A. [100] Malawi Nesaea heptamera K004330992 Yes
Mutimushi, J.M. [2124] Zambia Nesaea heptamera K004330995 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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