Pterodiscus ruspolii Engl.
First published in Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 7: 31 (1897)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. & S. Ethiopia to Kenya. It is a caudex geophyte and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Pterodiscus intermedius Engl. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 32: 112 (1902)
- Pterodiscus ruspolii var. aureus Chiov. in Res. Sci. Somalia Ital.: 135 (1916)
- Pterodiscus somaliensis Baker ex Stapf in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 4(2): 544 (1906)
- Pterodiscus wellbyi Stapf in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 4(2): 544 (1906)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Bruce, E.A. (1953). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Pedaliaceae: 1-21.
- Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Hedberg, I., Kelbessa, E., Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Persson, E. (eds.) (2006). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 5: 1-690. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
- Thulin, M. (ed.) (2006). Flora of Somalia 3: 1-626. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 1952 | Welby, M.S. [s.n.], Kenya | K000430437 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
| Dec 29, 1952 | James [s.n.], Somalia | K000430443 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
| Gillett, J.B. [15130], Kenya | 24150.000 | No |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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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
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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