Amaryllidaceae
Calostemma

Calostemma purpureum R.Br.

First published in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 298 (1810)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Central & SE. Australia. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • George, A.S. (ed.) (1987). Flora of Australia 45: 1-521. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Constable, E.F. [4169] Australia K002853643 Yes
Briggs, B.G. [8025] Australia K002853645 Yes
Sonder, W. [s.n.] Australia K000901069 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K002853646 Yes
Brown, R. [12] Australia K000901068 Unknown Type Material Yes
Oldfield [s.n.] Australia K002853644 Yes
Lindley [s.n.] Australia Calostemma carneum K000901070 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lindley [s.n.] Australia Calostemma carneum K000901071 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 2024. 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 Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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

    • Copyright applied to individual images