Oxygonum alatum Burch.
First published in Trav. S. Africa 1: 548 (1822)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Angola to S. Arrica. It is an annual and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Oxygonum alatum var. integrifolium Sond. in Linnaea 23: 98 (1850), not validly publ.
Accepted Infraspecifics
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
- Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
- Pope, G.V., Polhill, R.M. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2006). Flora Zambesiaca 9(3): 1-277. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Flora Zambesiaca
- Bothalia 17: 185 (1987).
- Burtt Davy, Fl. Pl. Ferns Transvaal, part 1: 167 (1926).
- F.C. 5, 1: 460 (1912).
- F.T.A. 6, 1: 99 (1909).
- Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. Welw. 1, 4: 902 (1900).
- Kew Bull. 12: 165 (1957).
- M. Phillips, Guide Arable Weeds Botswana: 92, photo. (1991).
- Prodr. Fl. SW. Afrika, fam. 23: 3 (1969).
- Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 5: 346 (1916).
- Trav. South. Africa 1: 548 (1822).
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
- Pope, G.V., Polhill, R.M. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2006). Flora Zambesiaca 9(3): 1-277. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Sources
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Flora Zambesiaca
- Flora Zambesiaca
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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
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Plants and People Africa
- Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
- © Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/