Santalaceae
Thesium

Thesium asterias A.W.Hill

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1915: 23 (1915)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Zimbabwe to S. Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Zimbabwe

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Pope, G.V., Polhill, R.M. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2006). Flora Zambesiaca 9(3): 1-277. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Bull. Misc. Inform., Kew 1915: 23 (1915) cum. tab.
  • Burtt Davy, Fl. Pl. Ferns Transvaal, part 2: 459 (1932). TAB. 48, fig. D.
  • F.C. 5, 2: 183 (1915).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Pope, G.V., Polhill, R.M. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2006). Flora Zambesiaca 9(3): 1-277. 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, 1989 Saltmarshe, E. [1008], South Africa K000431694 lectotype Yes
Rehmann, A. [5958], South Africa K000431696 Unknown type material Yes
Rehmann, A. [5959], South Africa K000431699 Unknown type material Yes
Polt, R. [4716], South Africa K000431697 Yes
Rehmann, A. [4013], South Africa K000431698 Unknown type material Yes
Gerrard, W.T. [333], South Africa K000431695 Unknown type material Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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 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

  • 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