Asteraceae
Sphaeranthus
Sphaeranthus kirkii

Sphaeranthus kirkii var. kirkii

This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is Central African Republic, Kenya to Tanzania.

Distribution

Native to:

Central African Republic, Kenya, Tanzania

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Scott Elliot, G.F. [6962] Kenya K002900216 Yes
Scheffler, G. [73] Kenya K002900215 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [8138] Kenya K002900212 Yes
Graham, R.M. [1608] Kenya K002900205 Yes
Freidberg, A. [s.n.] Kenya K002900211 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [10536] Kenya K002900217 Yes
Tweedie [3986] Kenya K002900210 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J.; Holland, P. [72/158] Kenya K002900209 Yes
Kassner [450] Kenya K002900214 Yes
Tweedie [978] Kenya K002900208 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [13002] Kenya K002900207 Yes
Graham, M.M. [1608] Kenya K002900206 Yes
Jeffery Esq, G.M. [K88] Kenya K002900213 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