Pedaliaceae
Pterodiscus

Pterodiscus angustifolius Engl.

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 155 (1894)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to N. Mozambique. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Mozambique, Tanzania

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bruce, E.A. (1953). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Pedaliaceae: 1-21.
  • Launert, E. (ed.) (1988). Flora Zambesiaca 8(3): 1-118. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Launert, E. (ed.) (1988). Flora Zambesiaca 8(3): 1-118. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • E. A. Bruce in Kew Bulletin 1953: 419 (1953).
  • Engl. in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 19: 155 (1894).
  • Stapf in Flora of Tropical Africa 4 (2): 545 (1906).
  • Stapf. in A. Engler & K. Prantl, Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien 4 (3b): 260 (1895).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Fischer [462], Tanzania K000430442 Unknown type material Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • 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 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