Rubiaceae
Anthospermum

Anthospermum herbaceum L.f.

First published in Suppl. Pl.: 440 (1782)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Arabian Peninsula, Eritrea to S. Africa. It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, DR Congo, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Calane da Silva, M., Izdine, S. & Amuse, A.B. (2004). A Preliminary Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Mozambique: 1-184. SABONET, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Robbrecht, E. (2022). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi), Rubiaceae Tribu XXVI et XXVII: 1-44. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A.D.Q. Agnew, Upland Kenya Wild Flowers p. 407, fig. (1974).
  • Brenan in Mem. N.Y. Bot. Gard. 8: 455 (1954).
  • L.f., Suppl. Pl.: 440 (1781).
  • Murray, Syst. Veg., ed. 14: 919 (1784).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 1972 Whyte, A. [1898] Kenya K000332880 No
Jun 1, 1972 Dummer, R.A. [5178] Kenya K000332878 No
Jun 1, 1972 Albrechtsen, W. [14] Kenya K000332891 No
Jun 1, 1972 Shandrese, P. [2340] Kenya K000332879 No
Jun 1, 1972 Brodhurst-Hill; Napier, E.R. [570] Kenya K000332890 No
Jun 1, 1972 Brodhurst-Hill [259] Kenya K000332889 No
Jun 1, 1972 ERV [653] Kenya K000332888 No
Jun 1, 1972 Rob, E.; Fries, C.E.; Och, T.h. [330] Kenya K000332877 No
Jun 1, 1972 Scott Elliot, G.F. [6527] Kenya K000332884 No
Jul 1, 1949 Bally, P.R.O. [7815] Kenya K000333008 No
Aug 1, 1933 Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000422819 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 1, 1933 Zeyher [596] South Africa K000422820 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 1, 1933 Pappe [s.n.] South Africa K000422821 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 1, 1933 unknown [596] South Africa K000422818 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jun 1, 1922 Schimper [732] Ethiopia K000422840 Type Yes
Irwin, P.H. [57] Kenya K000333004 No
Glover, P.E.; Samuel, S.P.; Gwynne [1395] Kenya K000333005 No
Gilbert, M.G.; Kanuri, K.; Mungai, G.M. [5443] Kenya K000332906 No
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [8788] Zambia K001572244 Yes
Kerfoot, O. [2778] Kenya K000332892 No
Maas Geesteranus, R.A. [5683] Kenya K000332902 No
Maas Geesteranus, R.A. [6196] Kenya K000332896 No
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C. [1451] Kenya K000332886 No
Glover, P.E.; Samuel, S.P.; Gwynne [1613] Kenya K000333006 No
Tweedie [1997] Kenya K000332907 No
Lewis, W.H. [5959] Kenya K000333003 No
Gilbert, M.G. [6198] Kenya K000332905 No
Symes, Y.E. [211] Kenya K000332901 No
Whittal, E. [153] Kenya K000332895 No
Gillett, J.B. [17260] Kenya K000333007 No
Luke, W.R.Q. [2979] Kenya K000332898 No
Hepper, F.N.; Field, D.V. [5001] Kenya K000332887 No
Newbould, J.B. [3102] Kenya K000333002 No
Bally, P.R.O. [4740] Kenya K000332899 No
Mwangangi, O.M. [193] Kenya K000332885 No
Gillett, J.B. [19030] Kenya K000332883 No
Verdcourt, B. [728] Kenya K000333009 No
Perdue, R.E.; Kibuwa, S.P. [9194] Kenya K000333001 No
Faden, R.B.; Beentje, H.J.; Ndiang'ui, N.; Mutangah, J.G.; Nyakundi, D.O. [136] Kenya K000332903 No
Lewis, W.H. [5932] Kenya K000332999 No
Maas Geesteranus, R.A. [6019] Kenya K000332904 No
Verdcourt, B. [1046] Kenya K000332900 No
Kerfoot, O. [2897] Kenya K000332894 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [4302] Kenya K000332893 No
Maas Geesteranus, R.A. [5040] Kenya K000332897 No
Lewis, W.H. [5937] Kenya K000333000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

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

  • 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