Melianthus comosus Vahl

First published in Symb. Bot. 3: 86 (1794)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Africa. It is a succulent and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Free State, Lesotho, Namibia, Northern Provinces

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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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.
  • Mannheimer, C.A. & Curtis, B.A. (eds.) (2009). Le Roux and Müller's field guide to the trees and shrubs of Namibia, rev. ed.: 1-525. Macmillan Education Namibia, Windhoek.

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.
  • Mannheimer, C.A. & Curtis, B.A. (eds.) (2009). Le Roux and Müller's field guide to the trees and shrubs of Namibia, rev. ed.: 1-525. Macmillan Education Namibia, Windhoek.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Balsinhas, A. [3339] South Africa K004629896 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [2399] K004629884 Yes
Burchell [1691] K004629881 Yes
Baur, R. (Revd) [1123] South Africa K004629905 Yes
Gouan [s.n.] South Africa K004629882 Yes
Long, F.R. [755] South Africa K004629906 Yes
Gouan [s.n.] K004629883 Yes
Hutchinson, J. [1144] South Africa K004629900 Yes
Berard, A.M. [85] South Africa K004629903 Yes
Hutchinson, J. [1144] South Africa K004629895 Yes
Thode, J. [A1844] South Africa K004629888 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004629962 Yes
Hardy, D.S. [301] South Africa K004629899 Yes
Bohnen, P. [7707] South Africa K004629892 Yes
Schlecter [10933] South Africa K004629893 Yes
Merxmüller, H.; Zugegangen [695] South Africa K004629889 Yes
Hanekom, W.J. [1436] South Africa K004629897 Yes
Breda, V. [1747] South Africa K004629898 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K004629908 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K004629961 Yes
Burke [s.n.] South Africa K004629907 Yes
[Kubel] [6] South Africa K004629887 Yes
Bohnen, P. [7588] South Africa K004629891 Yes
Fourcade, H.G. [2759] K004629901 Yes
Bolus, B. [143] K004629904 Yes
Bayliss, R.D.A. [BRIB75] South Africa K004629894 Yes
s.coll. [1776] K004629886 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004629960 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K004629902 Yes
Bryant, E.G. [532] South Africa K004629885 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 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 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Science Photographs

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