Santalaceae
Thesium

Thesium cymosum A.W.Hill

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1910: 183 (1910)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical Africa to Limpopo. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the montane tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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 1910: 183 (1910).
  • Burtt Davy, Fl. Pl. Ferns Transvaal, part 2: 460 (1932).
  • F.T.A. 6, 1: 425 (1911).
  • Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 9: 65 (1954). TAB. 45, fig. E.

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 Buchanan, J. [122], Malawi K000431493 lectotype Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Scott Elliot, G.F. [8541], Malawi K000431491 lectotype Yes
Buchanan, J. [1357], Malawi K000431490 Yes
Buchanan, J. [104], Malawi K000431492 Yes
Kirk, J. [s.n.], Malawi K000431494 Unknown type material Yes
Purves, J.M. [25], Malawi K000431495 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