Pontederiaceae
Pontederia

Pontederia africana (Solms) M.Pell. & C.N.Horn

First published in PhytoKeys 108: 57 (2018)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is South Sudan to Northern Prov. It is a hydroannual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Sudan

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2010). Flora Zambesiaca 13(2): 1-83. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1987 Schweinfurth, G. [2296] Sudan Monochoria africana K000321233 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Schweinfurth, G. [2296] Sudan Monochoria africana K000321232 Type Yes
Stevanson-Hamilton [s.n.] South Africa Monochoria africana K002674695 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Rawlins, S.P. [9483] Kenya Monochoria africana K:SPC-02452.000 No
Luke, W.R.Q.; Leauthaud, C.; Hamerlynck, O. [15060] Kenya Monochoria africana K002674692 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Rawlins, S.P. [9483] Kenya Monochoria africana K002674693 Yes
van der Schijff, H.P. [4193] South Africa Monochoria africana K002674696 Yes
Blackmore, S.; Brummitt, R.K.; Banda, E.A.K. [1247] Malawi Monochoria africana K002674694 Yes

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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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