Santalaceae
Thesium

Thesium tenuissimum Hook.f.

First published in J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 6: 19 (1861)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Cameroon. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the montane tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Exell, A.W. (1973). Angiosperms of the islands of the gulf of Guinea (Fernando Po, Príncipe, S.Tomé, and Annobon). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Botany 4: 325-411.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 6, 1: 421.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 1, 2003 Meijer, W. [10B], Cameroon K000180515 No
Jan 1, 1985 Thomas, D.W. [4636], Cameroon K000180495 No
Jan 1, 1964 Morton, J.K. [6872], Cameroon K000180503 No
Jan 1, 1964 Morton, J.K. [6872], Cameroon K000180499 No
Jan 1, 1961 Mann, G. [1961], Cameroon K000180504 No
Gregory, H. [107], Cameroon 27232.000 No
Mann [595], Equatorial Guinea K000431440 holotype Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [9377], Cameroon K000180502 No
Hutchinson, J. [50], Cameroon K000180507 No
Breteler, F.J. [MC 4], Cameroon K000180498 No
Etuge, M. [114], Cameroon K000180496 No
Mann, G. [1223], Cameroon K000180506 No
Dalziel, J.M. [8327], Cameroon K000180508 No
Hedberg, O. [93113], Cameroon K000087436 No
Maitland, T.D. [1187], Cameroon K000180510 No
Maitland, T.D. [1279], Cameroon K000180512 No
Gregory, H. [107], Cameroon K000180497 No
Daramola, B. O. [FHI 41069], Cameroon K000180494 No
Maitland, T.D. [993], Cameroon K000180513 No
Hutchinson, J. [50], Cameroon K000180511 No
Gregory, H. [107], Cameroon K000180500 No
Brenan, J.P.M. [9377], Cameroon K000180501 No

Sources

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical 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