Polygonaceae
Polygonum

Polygonum afromontanum Greenway

First published in Kew Bull. 7: 355 (1952)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to N. Tanzania. It is a scrambling shrub or liana and grows primarily in the montane tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Edwards, S., Tadesse, M., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (2000). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 2(1): 1-532. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Graham, R.A. (1958). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Polygonaceae: 1-40.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Edwards, S., Tadesse, M., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (2000). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 2(1): 1-532. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Greenway in Kew Bulletin 1952: 355 (1952).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 3, 1986 Townsend, C.C. [2316] Kenya K000333461 No
Nov 23, 1955 Fries, R.E.; Fries, T.C.E. [1271] Kenya K000244008 Isotype No
Nov 23, 1955 Rob, E.; Fries, C.E.; Och, R.E. [946] Kenya K000333459 No
Nov 23, 1955 Heller, E. [s.n.] Kenya K000333460 No
Nov 23, 1955 Bally, J. [3246] Kenya K000333458 No
Jan 1, 1953 Hedberg, O. [1997] Kenya K000333457 No
Jan 1, 1953 Hedberg, O. [1494] Kenya K000333456 No
Verdcourt, B. [2006] Kenya K000333455 No
Coe, M. [799] Kenya K000333453 No
Gillett, J.B.; Mathew, B. [19115] Kenya K000333449 No
s.coll. [9176] Kenya K000333451 No
Hedberg, O. [4263] Kenya K000333452 No
Mwangangi, O.M.; Forsberg, F.R. [564] Kenya K000333450 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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