Santalaceae
Thesium

Thesium gracile A.W.Hill

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1910: 185 (1910)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Zimbabwe to Mozambique and Northern Prov. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

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.
  • Visser, N., Le Roux, M.M. & van Wyk, B.-E. (2018). A taxonomic revision of the Thesium goetzeanum species complex (Santalaceae) from Lesotho, South Africa and Swaziland. Journal of South African Botany 119: 45-62.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Bull. Misc. Inform., Kew 1910: 185 (1910).
  • Burtt Davy, Fl. Pl. Ferns Transvaal, part 2: 462 (1932).
  • F.T.A. 6, 1: 419 (1911).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Pope, G.V., Polhill, R.M. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2006). Flora Zambesiaca 9(3): 1-277. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Visser, N., Le Roux, M.M. & van Wyk, B.-E. (2018). A taxonomic revision of the Thesium goetzeanum species complex (Santalaceae) from Lesotho, South Africa and Swaziland. Journal of South African Botany 119: 45-62.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Kirk, J. [s.n.], Mozambique K000431476 Unknown type material Yes
Johnson, M. [255], Mozambique K000431477 Yes
Eyles [85] K000431478 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