Pedaliaceae
Harpagophytum

Harpagophytum zeyheri Decne.

First published in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 5, 3: 329 (1865)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mozambique to S. Africa. It is a scrambling tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Caprivi Strip, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. Welman, E. Reitief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. v. Wyk & A. Nicholas (1987). List of species of southern African plants. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa 2: 1-152.
  • Launert, E. (ed.) (1988). Flora Zambesiaca 8(3): 1-118. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. Welman, E. Reitief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. v. Wyk & A. Nicholas (1987). List of species of southern African plants. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa 2: 1-152.
  • Launert, E. (ed.) (1988). Flora Zambesiaca 8(3): 1-118. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1987 Schlieben [12093], South Africa K000058168 No
Jan 1, 1987 Schlieben, H.J.E. [9561], South Africa K000058166 No
Jan 1, 1987 Schlieben [12094], South Africa K000058167 No
Jan 1, 1987 Schlieben [12088], South Africa K000058170 No
Jan 1, 1987 Schlieben [12088], South Africa K000058165 No
Werdermann, E. [1710], South Africa K000058162 No
Vahrmeijer, J. [1333], South Africa K000058163 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 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