Holothrix elgonensis Summerh.

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1932: 507 (1932)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Tropical Africa (Mt. Elgon). It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Uganda

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Piers, Orch. E. Afr.: 34 (1959).
  • Summerh. in Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Kew 1932: 507 (1932).
  • Tweedie in Journ. E.A. Nat. Hist. Soc. 24: 13 (1964).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mabberley, D.J.; Call [305] Kenya K000284769 Yes
Kenya K:SPC-32501.000 No
Tweedie [359] Kenya K000284771 Yes
Kenya K:SPC-05859.000 No
Lugard, E.J.; Lugard, C. [379] Kenya K000415433 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thomas, A.S. [2682] Uganda K000284770 Yes
Lugard, E.J.; Lugard, C. [379a] Kenya K000415432 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East 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.
    • 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