Santalaceae
Thesium

Thesium triflorum L.f.

First published in Suppl. Pl.: 162 (1782)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to S. Africa. It is a scrambling shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia

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.
  • 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

  • Bull. Misc. Inform., Kew 1915: 12, fig. 2 (1915)
  • Burtt Davy, Fl. Pl. Ferns Transvaal, part 2: 462 (1932).
  • F.C. 5, 2: 155 (1915).
  • Fl. Cap. ed. Schultes: 211 (1823).
  • Kew Bull. 31: 176 (1976).
  • Suppl. Pl.: 162 (1782).
  • Thunberg, Prodr. Pl. Cap., part 1: 46 (1794)
  • Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 106: 400, fig. 5 (1961).
  • White, Dowsett-Lemaire & Chapman, Evergr. For. Fl. Malawi: 520 (2001). TAB. 44.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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

  • Brummitt in Kew Bulletin 31: 176 (1976).
  • Hill in Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Kew 1915: 12, fig. 2 (1915)
  • Hill in F.C. 5(2): 155 (1915).
  • L.f., Suppl. Pl.: 162 (1782).
  • N.E. Brown in Burtt Davy, Fl. Pl. & Ferns Trans.: 462 (1932).
  • Stauffer in Viert. Nat. Ges. Zürich 106: 400, fig. 5 (1961).
  • Thunberg, Fl. Cap., ed. Schultes: 211 (1823).
  • Thunberg, Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 46 (1794)
  • White, Dowsett-Lemaire & Chapman, Evergreen For. Fl. Malawi: 520 (2001).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Milne-Redhead, E. [11040], Tanzania 31160.000 No
Robinson, E.A. [s.n.], Mozambique K000431524 Unknown type material Yes
Bidgood, S. [5255], Tanzania K000190483 No
Drummond, R.B. [1658], Tanzania Osyridicarpos linearifolius 23489.000 No

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