Moraceae
Dorstenia
Dorstenia foetida

Dorstenia foetida subsp. foetida

This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is NE. Tropical Africa, Arabian Peninsula. It is a succulent subshrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen

Synonyms

Heterotypic 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

  • Audru, J., Cesar, J. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1994). Les Plantes Vasculaires de la République de Djibouti. Flore Illustrée 1: 1-336. CIRAD, Départerment d'Elevage et de Médecine vétérinaire, Djibouti.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) in Thulin, M. (ed.) (1999). Flora of Somalia 2: 1-303. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Lynch, R., I. [s.n.] Dorstenia arabica K001050173 Unknown Type Material Yes
Brown, N.E. [s.n.] Dorstenia arabica K001050171 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Dorstenia arabica K001050172 Type Yes
Ash [1874] Ethiopia Dorstenia crispa K:SPC-35610.000 No
Bally, P.R.O. Somalia Dorstenia crispa K:SPC-11051.000 No
Carter, S. [897] Somalia Dorstenia crispa K:SPC-42947.000 No
Glover, E.P. Somalia Dorstenia crispa K:SPC-29110.000 No
Carter, S. [932] Somalia Dorstenia crispa K:SPC-42953.000 No
Phillips [s.n.] Somalia Dorstenia crispa K000243150 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 2024. 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 2024. 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