Asteraceae
Aspilia
Aspilia africana

Aspilia africana subsp. africana

This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Tropical Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, DR Congo, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2004 Ghogue, J.-P. [1065] Cameroon K000746652 No
Jan 1, 2000 Zapfack, L. [772] Cameroon K000746881 No
Jan 1, 1971 Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [8178] Cameroon K000052285 Yes
Pilz, G.E. [2664] Nigeria K003177420 Yes
Fishlock, W.C. [s.n.] Ghana K003177437 Yes
Morton, J.K. [GC 9591] Ghana K003177438 Yes
Morton, J.K. [GC 6508] Ghana K003177440 Yes
Head, D. [77] Nigeria K003177441 Yes
Harvey, M.J. [130] Sierra Leone K003177425 Yes
Pyne, C.T. [17] Sierra Leone K003177424 Yes
Thomas, N.W. [7372] Sierra Leone K003177422 Yes
Marmo, V. [211] Sierra Leone K003177423 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [2478] Sierra Leone K003177426 Yes
Head, D. [101] Nigeria K003177443 Yes
Lawlor, D.W.; Hall, J.B. [171] Nigeria K003177442 Yes
Cole, N.H.A. [136] Sierra Leone K003177421 Yes
Morton, J.K. [7903] Ghana K003177439 Yes

Sources

  • 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 2026. 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 2026. 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