Santalaceae
Thesium

Thesium kilimandscharicum Engl.

First published in Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1891(2): 200 (1892)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to N. Malawi. It is an annual or subshrub and grows primarily in the montane tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Polhill, R.M. (2005). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Santalaceae: 1-27.
  • Pope, G.V., Polhill, R.M. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2006). Flora Zambesiaca 9(3): 1-277. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • F.T.A. 6, 1: 424 (1911).
  • Hochgebirgsfl. Afrika: 200 (1892).
  • Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 9: 65 (1954).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.
  • Pope, G.V., Polhill, R.M. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2006). Flora Zambesiaca 9(3): 1-277. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A.G. Miller in Fl. Eth. & Erit. 3: 379, fig. 116.1.8–10 (1989).
  • Agnew, A.D.Q. & Agnew, S., Upland Kenya Wild Flowers, ed. 2: 159 (1994).
  • Baker & Hill in Flora of Tropical Africa 6(1): 424 (1911).
  • Brenan in Mem. N.Y. Bot. Gard. 9: 65 (1954).
  • Engl., Hochgebirgsfl. Trop. Afr.: 200 (1892).
  • O. Hedberg, Afroalpine Vascular Plants p. 75 (1957).
  • Peter, Flora von Deutsch-Ostafrika 2: 142 (1932).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 2004 Stuhlmann [9206], Tanzania K000431465 isosyntype Yes
Volkens, G. [952], Tanzania K000431462 Yes
Volkens, G. [1871], Tanzania K000431463 Yes
Goetze [1156], Tanzania K000431464 Unknown type material Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • 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