Amaranthaceae
Ouret

Ouret lanata (L.) Kuntze

First published in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 544 (1891)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Africa to Tropical Asia. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Chagos Archipelago, Cocos (Keeling) Is., Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, DR Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laccadive Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Maldives, Mozambique, Nepal, New Guinea, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Philippines, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Socotra, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan-South Sudan, Sumatera, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Nicobar Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • Rajbhandari, K.R., Rai, S.K. & Chhetri, R. (2021). A Handbook of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 3: 1-331. Department of Plant Resources, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal.

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.
  • Ananda Rao, T. & Ellis, J.L. (1995). Flora of Lakshadweep islands off the Malabar coast, peninsular India, with emphasis on phytogeographical distribution of plants. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 19: 235-250.
  • 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.
  • Barooah, C. & Ahmed, I. (2014). Plant diversity of Assam. A checklist of Angiosperms and Gymnosperms: 1-599. Assam science technology and environment council, India.
  • Barthelat, F. (2019). La flore illustrée de Mayotte: 1-687. Biotope éditions.
  • Boulos, L. (1999). Flora of Egypt 1: 1-419. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(1): 1-85. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Collenette, S. (1999). Wildflowers of Saudi Arabia: 1-799. National commission for wildlife conservation and development (NCWCD), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1980). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 1: 1-508. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Exell, A.W. (1973). Angiosperms of the islands of the gulf of Guinea (Fernando Po, Príncipe, S.Tomé, and Annobon). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Botany 4: 325-411.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Fosberg, F.R. (1957). The Maldive islands, Indian Ocean. Atoll Research Bulletin 58: 1-37.
  • George, A.S., Orchard, A.E. & Hewson, H.J. (eds.) (1993). Oceanic islands 2. Flora of Australia 50: 1-606. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • 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].
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Lê, T.C. (2003). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 2: 1-1203. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.
  • Miller, A.G. & Morris, M. (2004). Ethnoflora of Soqotra Archipelago: 1-759. The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Boissiera 65: 1-391.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1993). Flora of Somalia 1: 1-493. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 2008 s.coll. [33a] Tanzania Aerva lanata K000662446 No
Jan 1, 2008 Romero et al. [PPI 38465] Philippines Aerva lanata K000611673 No
Jan 1, 2008 Romero et al. [PPI 864] Philippines Aerva lanata K000611674 No
May 1, 2006 Cheek, M. [11825] Cameroon Aerva lanata K000339702 No
May 1, 2006 Cheek, M. [11825] Cameroon Aerva lanata K000339703 No
Oct 25, 1972 Ritchie, A.T.A. [B 2702] Kenya Aerva lanata K000243707 Type Yes
Oct 24, 1972 Greenway, P.J. [1202] Tanzania Aerva lanata K000243704 Holotype Yes
Oct 23, 1972 illegible [12] Tanzania Aerva lanata K000243703 Type Yes
Oct 23, 1972 Koitschoner [2110] Kenya Aerva lanata K000243702 Type Yes
Oct 23, 1972 Greenway [2689] Tanzania Aerva lanata K000243705 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1953 Tweedie [973] Tanzania Aerva lanata K000243706 Holotype Yes
Mar 1, 1905 Schimper [249] Ethiopia Aerva lanata K000243698 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 1, 1905 Schimper [249] Ethiopia Aerva lanata K000243699 Unknown Type Material Yes
Batty, M. [219] Tanzania Aerva lanata K005613093 No
Nigist, A. [2253] Ethiopia Aerva lanata K005612808 No
Greeway [1879] Tanzania Aerva lanata K005613108 No
Kerfoot, O. [3389] Kenya Aerva lanata K005613060 No
Gillett, J.B. [15096] Kenya Aerva lanata K005613030 No
Sinsin, B.; Agbani, P.; Adokpo, C. [2886] Benin Aerva lanata K001297818 Yes
Bogdan, A. [444] Kenya Aerva lanata K005613057 No
Huxley, P. [17] Tanzania Aerva lanata K005613078 No
Bally, P.R.O. [B2294] Tanzania Aerva lanata K005613074 No
Schimper [s.n.] Aerva lanata K005612830 No
Schweinfurth, G. [2966] Aerva lanata K005612829 No
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; de Wilde-Duyfjes, B.E.E. [10346] Ethiopia Aerva lanata K005612816 No
Wilson, J. [1264] Kenya Aerva lanata K005613046 No
Friis, I.; Hounde, A.; Jacobsen, K. [579] Ethiopia Aerva lanata K005612819 No
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Legesse, M.; Malaku Wandefrash; Gashaw Gibre-Hiwot [8768] Ethiopia Aerva lanata K005612828 No
Myers, J.G. [6779] Sudan Aerva lanata K005612801 No
Raynal, J. [19243] Tanzania Aerva lanata K005613101 No
Welch, J.R. [551] Tanzania Aerva lanata K005613084 No
Leippert [5738] Tanzania Aerva lanata K005613085 No
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [21645] Tanzania Aerva lanata K005613091 No
Mathew, B.F. [6743] Kenya Aerva lanata K005613037 No
Herlocker [H-276] Kenya Aerva lanata K005613040 No
Bogdan, A. [934] Kenya Aerva lanata K005613058 No
Rowe, E.G. [5] Tanzania Aerva lanata K005613073 No
Mooney, H.F. [6774] Ethiopia Aerva lanata K005612806 No
Robbie, J. [26] Sudan Aerva lanata K005612798 No
Scott Elliot, G.F. [6529] Kenya Aerva lanata K005613051 No
Colville, J.W. [34] Eritrea Aerva lanata K005612802 No
Pettet, A. [152] Sudan Aerva lanata K005612791 No
Robertson, S.A. (Mrs) [7246] Kenya Aerva lanata K005613024 No
Dummer, R.A. [5091] Kenya Aerva lanata K005613052 No
Gillett, J.B. [14126] Kenya Aerva lanata K005613029 No
Polhill, E. [1A] Kenya Aerva lanata K005613062 No
Jackson, J.K. [2732] Sudan Aerva lanata K005612790 No
Bogdan, A. [AB4798] Kenya Aerva lanata K005613033 No
Corradi, R. [3328] Ethiopia Aerva lanata K005612827 No
Batty, M. [590a] Tanzania Aerva lanata K005613096 No
s.coll. [I-27] Ethiopia Aerva lanata K005612804 No
Hemming, C.F. [1538] Ethiopia Aerva lanata K005612805 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [3703] Tanzania Aerva lanata K005613115 No
Gillett, J.B. [15096] Kenya Aerva lanata K005613028 No
Gillett, J.B. [13343] Kenya Aerva lanata K005613031 No
Raynal, J. [19360] Tanzania Aerva lanata K005613100 No
Mwangangi, O.M. [708] Kenya Aerva lanata K005613064 No
Hornby (Mr); Hornby (Mrs) [675] Tanzania Aerva lanata K005613072 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [3703] Tanzania Aerva lanata K005613114 No
Burtt, B.D. [4334] Tanzania Aerva lanata K005613069 No
Kokwaro, J.O. [3363] Kenya Aerva lanata K005613065 No
Broun, A.F. [114759H] Sudan Aerva lanata K005612800 No
Vesey-Fitzgerald, D. [5642] Tanzania Aerva lanata K005613092 No
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [11973] Tanzania Aerva lanata K005613087 No
Gillett, J.B. [13143] Kenya Aerva lanata K005613026 No
Hepper, F.N.; Jaeger, P.M.L. [7030] Kenya Aerva lanata K005613043 No
Richards, H.M. (Mrs); Arasululu, S. [26785] Tanzania Aerva lanata K005613099 No
Dent, R. [310] Kenya Aerva lanata K005613049 No
Sukhorukov, A. P. [52] Tanzania Aerva lanata K001870220 No
Mooney, H.F. [9221] Ethiopia Aerva lanata K005612813 No
Mwachala, G.; et al. [EW943] Kenya Aerva lanata K005613023 No
Grant, A.L. [s.n.] Kenya Aerva lanata K005613055 No
Burger, W. [3005] Ethiopia Aerva lanata K005612812 No
Klotzli; et al. [2607MR(105)] Tanzania Aerva lanata K005613116 No
Maffey (Lady) [29] Sudan Aerva lanata K005612793 No
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [125715] Tanzania Aerva lanata K005613097 No
Burger, W. [959] Ethiopia Aerva lanata K005612810 No
Morton, J.K. [7128] Cameroon Aerva lanata K000025596 No
Kokwaro, J.O.; Mathenge, S.G. [2781] Kenya Aerva lanata K005613039 No
Bally, P.R.O. [B913] Kenya Aerva lanata K005613056 No
Herlocker, D. [314] Tanzania Aerva lanata K005613090 No
Huxley, P. [197] Tanzania Aerva lanata K005613075 No
Quartin-Dillon; Petit [96] Ethiopia Aerva lanata K005612831 No
Friis, I.; Sebsebe, D.; Hailu, A.; Ermias Getachew [14399] Ethiopia Aerva lanata K005612824 No
Geilinger (Dr) [s.n.] Tanzania Aerva lanata K005613071 No
Andrews, F.W. [A3467] Sudan Aerva lanata K005612797 No
Kisena [447] Tanzania Aerva lanata K005613102 No
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; de Wilde-Duyfjes, B.E.E. [10000] Ethiopia Aerva lanata K005612815 No
Schimper, W.; Hohenacker, Ed.R.F. [2110] Aerva lanata K005612832 No
Friis, I.; Aweke, G.; Rasmussen, F.; Vollesen, K.B. [1713] Ethiopia Aerva lanata K005612818 No
Carter, S.; B.Stannard [613] Kenya Aerva lanata K005613041 No
Leippert, H. [5267] Kenya Aerva lanata K005613061 No
Hockley, P.N. [PH10] Kenya Aerva lanata K005613050 No
Haarer, A.E. [s.n.] Tanzania Aerva lanata K005613105 No
Greenway, P.J.; Kirrika [11139] Tanzania Aerva lanata K005613083 No
Williams, G.R. [54] Tanzania Aerva lanata K005613112 No
Kerfoot, O. [1881] Kenya Aerva lanata K005613059 No
Parker, C. [E368] Ethiopia Aerva lanata K005612820 No
Glover, P.E; Gilliland [754] Somalia Aerva lanata K000243700 Isotype No
Haarer, A.E. [488] Tanzania Aerva lanata K005613106 No
Koritschoner (Mr) [1024] Tanzania Aerva lanata K005613110 No
Bally, P.R.O. [B6626] Eritrea Aerva lanata K005612803 No
Huxley, P. [39] Tanzania Aerva lanata K005613076 No
Friis, I.; Sebsebe, D.; Hailu, A.; Ermias Getachew [14397] Ethiopia Aerva lanata K005612823 No
Broun, A.F. [123589] Sudan Aerva lanata K005612799 No
Sahni; Kamil [655] Sudan Aerva lanata K005612796 No
Friis, I.; Gilbert, M.G.; Rasmussen, F.; Vollesen, K.B. [901] Ethiopia Aerva lanata K005612809 No
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [11929] Tanzania Aerva lanata K005613086 No
Jackson, J.K. [3975] Sudan Aerva lanata K005612792 No
Ryding, O. [1463] Eritrea Aerva lanata K005612822 No
Carter, S.; B.Stannard [365] Kenya Aerva lanata K005613067 No
Bally; Smith, A.R. [B14708] Kenya Aerva lanata K005613038 No
Leakey, D.G.B. [23] Kenya Aerva lanata K005613025 No
James, M.; Thrupp [s.n.] Somalia Aerva lanata K005612834 No
Parker, C. [E583] Ethiopia Aerva lanata K005612821 No
Borhidi, A.; Iversen, S.T.; Mziray, W.R.; Pettersson, B. [87020/A] Tanzania Aerva lanata K005613089 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7038] Tanzania Aerva lanata K005613077 No
Burger, W. [958] Ethiopia Aerva lanata K005612811 No
Lamprey, H.F. [311] Tanzania Aerva lanata K005613080 No
Hepper, F.N.; Field, D.V. [5043] Kenya Aerva lanata K005613066 No
Mathew, B.F. [6570] Kenya Aerva lanata K005613036 No
Richards, M. (Mrs) [20123] Tanzania Aerva lanata K005613088 No
Mwangargi, O.M. [65] Kenya Aerva lanata K005613063 No
Faulkner, H.G. [821] Tanzania Aerva lanata K005613113 No
[Heinden] [86] Tanzania Aerva lanata K005613104 No
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Getachew, E.; Malaku Wandefrash [9936] Ethiopia Aerva lanata K005612826 No
Krauss [298] South Africa Aerva lanata K000243716 Unknown Type Material Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs); Arasululu, S. [26425] Tanzania Aerva lanata K005613098 No
Aylmer, G. [608] Sudan Aerva lanata K005612794 No
Archbold, M.E. [976] Tanzania Aerva lanata K005613094 No
Newbould, J.G.B. [3307] Kenya Aerva lanata K005613032 No
Hepper, F.N.; Jaeger, P.M.L. [6927] Kenya Aerva lanata K005613044 No
Koritschoner (Mr) [773] Tanzania Aerva lanata K005613109 No
s.coll. [6019] Tanzania Aerva lanata K005613111 No
Faden, R.B. [68/413] Kenya Aerva lanata K005613035 No
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Malaku Wandefrash; Legesse, M.; Gashaw Gibre-Hiwot [8480] Ethiopia Aerva lanata K005612825 No
Hepper, F.N.; Jaeger, P.M.L. [6894] Kenya Aerva lanata K005613042 No
Greenway [1879] Tanzania Aerva lanata K005613107 No
Tweedie (Mrs) [3860] Kenya Aerva lanata K005613045 No
Oteke, J. [240] Tanzania Aerva lanata K005613082 No
Geilinger (Dr) [3970] Tanzania Aerva lanata K005613068 No
Aylmer, G. [509] Sudan Aerva lanata K005612795 No
[Mrs. Albrechtren] [6618] Kenya Aerva lanata K005613054 No
Bally, P.R.O. [B5945] Kenya Aerva lanata K005613027 No
[Mr. I.E. Siegenthales] [C45] Ethiopia Aerva lanata K005612807 No
Richards, M. (Mrs) [23905] Tanzania Aerva lanata K005613095 No
Dent, R. [309] Kenya Aerva lanata K005613048 No
Schimper, M.W. [490] Ethiopia Aerva lanata K005612833 No
Paulo, S. [492] Kenya Aerva lanata K005613034 No
Meyer, F.G. [8908] Ethiopia Aerva lanata K005612817 No
Meyerhoff, E. [38] Kenya Aerva lanata K005613047 No
Gilbert, E.F. [534] Ethiopia Aerva lanata K005612814 No
Kisena [447] Tanzania Aerva lanata K005613103 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [11190] Tanzania Aerva lanata K005613079 No
Heady, H.F. [1519] Tanzania Aerva lanata K005613081 No
Geilinger (Dr) [4771] Tanzania Aerva lanata K005613070 No

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