Passifloraceae
Streptopetalum

Streptopetalum serratum Hochst.

First published in Flora 24: 666 (1841)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NE. Sudan to Limpopo. It is an annual and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Edwards, S., Tadesse, M., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (2000). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 2(1): 1-532. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Launert, E. (ed.) (1978). Flora Zambesiaca 4: 1-658. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lewis, J. (1954). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Turneraceae: 1-19.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1993). Flora of Somalia 1: 1-493. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Edwards, S., Tadesse, M., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (2000). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 2(1): 1-532. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Launert, E. (ed.) (1978). Flora Zambesiaca 4: 1-658. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1993). Flora of Somalia 1: 1-493. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A. Engler & O. Drude, Die Vegetation Der Erde, IX, Pflanzenwelt Afrikas 3 (2): 594 (1921).
  • A.J. Jex-Blake, Some Wild Flowers of Kenya p. 6 (1948).
  • Gilg in A. Engler & K. Prantl, Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien, ed. 2, 21: 463 (1925).
  • Hochst. in Flora 24: 666 (1841).
  • Urb. in Jahrb. K. bot. Gart. & Mus. Berl. 2: 56 (1883).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1967 Schimper [1260] Ethiopia K000311023 Isotype Yes
Rogers, F.A. (Rev.) [20058] South Africa K005036206 Yes
Lugard, E.J. [116] K005036202 Yes
Wild, H.; Drummond, R.B. [6816] Botswana K005036200 Yes
Harbor, C.C. [6892] Botswana K005036203 Yes
Biegel, H.M. [2741] Zimbabwe K005036193 Yes
Dinter [7530] Namibia K005036210 Yes
Schlechter, R. [4671] South Africa K005036204 Yes
Lambrecht, F.L. [304] Botswana K005036199 Yes
Heath, A.; Heath, R. [1526] Botswana K005036197 Yes
Lugard, E.J. (Mrs) [105] K005036201 Yes
Drummond, R.B. [5357] Zimbabwe K005036194 Yes
Harbor, W.A.H. [14005] South Africa K005036205 Yes
Rogers, F.A. (Rev.) [7253] Zimbabwe K005036192 Yes
Smith, P.P.; Kemoreile, K.; Mafokate, D.; Mathibidi, K.; Mosimanyana, E.; Dickson, S. [141] Botswana K005036196 Yes
Baines, J. [s.n.] South Africa K005036207 Yes
Venter, F. [1974] South Africa K005036208 Yes
Burtt Davy, J.; [T. Baines] [s.n.] South Africa K005036209 Yes
Heath, A.; Heath, R. [510] Botswana K005036198 Yes
Rushworth, J.E. [1456] Zimbabwe K005036195 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

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

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • 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

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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 2026. 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 2026. 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

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Plants and People Africa

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
    • © Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/