Combretum apiculatum subsp. apiculatum
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Kenya to S. Africa. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Angola, Botswana, Caprivi Strip, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Combretum apiculatum subsp. boreale Exell in J. Bot. 67: 46 (1929)
- Combretum apiculatum var. parvifolium Baker f. in J. Bot. 43: 46 (1905)
- Combretum apiculatum var. sulphureum (Van Heurck & Müll.Arg.) Dümmer in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 53: 164 (1913)
- Combretum apiculatum f. sulphureum Van Heurck & Müll.Arg. in Observ. Bot. Descript. Pl. Nov. Herb. Van Heurckiani 2: 229 (1871)
- Combretum apiculatum var. viscosum (Van Heurck & Müll.Arg.) Dümmer in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 53: 164 (1913)
- Combretum apiculatum f. viscosum Van Heurck & Müll.Arg. in Observ. Bot. Descript. Pl. Nov. Herb. Van Heurckiani 2: 231 (1871)
- Combretum buchananii Engl. & Diels in H.G.A.Engler, Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 3: 40 (1899)
- Combretum ukamense Engl. & Diels in H.G.A.Engler, Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 3: 57 (1899)
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.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Sources
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0