Commelinaceae
Stanfieldiella
Stanfieldiella imperforata

Stanfieldiella imperforata var. glabrisepala (De Wild.) Brenan

First published in Kew Bull. 14: 285 (1960)
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is Ghana to Ethiopia. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Faden, R. (2012). Commelinaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-244.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Stanfieldiella imperforata.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Faden, R. (2012). Commelinaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-244.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
[Lab Staff.] [2244] Uganda K002794665 Yes
Chandler, P. [1538] Uganda K002794661 Yes
Mahon [s.n.] Uganda K002794664 Yes
Friis, I.; Gilbert, M.G.; Vollesen, K.B. [4099] Ethiopia K002794655 Yes
Gillman, H. [462] Tanzania K002794676 Yes
Louis [12525] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002794622 Yes
Poulsen, A.D.; Nkuutu, D.; Dumba, H. [887] Uganda K002794669 Yes
Mahon [s.n.] Uganda K002794663 Yes
Morton, J.K. [GC9382] Ghana K002794525 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Evans, A.W.; Lye, K. [69/954] Uganda K002794668 Yes
Willan, R.L. [266] Tanzania K002794677 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [4570] Uganda K002794662 Yes
Morton, J.K. [A4129] Ghana K002794526 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [4602] Uganda K002794659 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Evans, A.W.; Lye, K. [69/1009] Uganda K002794667 Yes
Dawkins, H.C. [D356] Uganda K002794658 Yes
Bequaert, J. [1054] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002794623 Yes
Hall, J. [JH003/94] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002794631 Yes
Lye, K.A.; Faden, R.B.; Evans, A.W. [4274] Uganda K002794674 Yes
Luke, Q.; Luke, J.P. [10424Z] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002794625 Yes
Luke, Q.; Bujo, F. [14468] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002794635 Yes
Poulsen, A.D.; Hafashimana, D.; Eilu, G.; Nkuutu, D. [1109] Uganda K002794670 Yes
Germain [1904] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002794630 Yes
Lisowski, S. [40538] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002794633 Yes
Lye, K.A.; Faden, R.B.; Evans, A.W. [3803] Uganda K002794657 Yes
Dawkins, H.C. [D.461] Uganda K002794660 Yes
Louis, J. [10986] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002794624 Yes
Lebrun, J.A. [297] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002794629 Yes
Lisowski, S. [16808] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002794627 Yes
Lisowski, S. [15703] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002794626 Yes
Lisowski, S. [40085] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002794632 Yes
[Hansfred] [2286] Uganda K002794666 Yes
{Eggeling} [2105] Uganda K002794671 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Evans, A.W.; Lye, K. [69/1265] Uganda K002794673 Yes
Meyer, F.G. [8018] Ethiopia K002794654 Yes
Claessens [497] K002794621 Yes
Troupin, G. [997] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002794628 Yes
Loveridge, M.V.; Arboretum, A. [226] Uganda K002794672 Yes
Friis, I.; Vollesen, K.B. [469] Sudan K002794652 Yes
Lisowski, S. [40538] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002794634 Yes
Poulsen, A.D.; Nkuutu, D.; Dumba, H. [1109] Uganda K002794675 Yes
{Lebrun} [297] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002794620 Yes
Meyer, F.G. [8918A] Ethiopia K002794656 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 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