Crassocephalum Moench

First published in Methodus: 516 (1794)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Africa to SW. Arabian Peninsula.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Réunion, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Fiji, Florida, Guatemala, Hawaii, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Laos, Malaya, Marianas, Marquesas, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, New South Wales, Niue, Norfolk Is., Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Samoa, Society Is., Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tibet, Tonga, Turkey, Vanuatu, Vietnam

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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PAFTOL

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —S. Moore in J. Bot. 50: 209 (1912).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Meth.: 516 (1794), nom. rejic. legit.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2013 Wardi et al. [BOHK 467] Indonesia K000734573 No
Jan 1, 2009 de Kok, Rogier [1276] Indonesia K000576184 No
May 1, 2000 Etuge, M. [2234] Cameroon K000746912 Yes
May 1, 2000 Cheek, M. [9794] Cameroon K000746921 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Upson, T. [84] Cameroon K000052459 Yes
Jan 1, 1960 Morton, J.K. [732] Cameroon K000052460 Yes
Jan 1, 1960 Morton, J.K. [692] Cameroon K000052461 Yes
Jan 1, 1953 Morton, J.K. [6945] Cameroon K000052462 Yes
Aug 1, 1948 Maitland, T.D. [1073] Cameroon K000052465 Yes
Jan 1, 1948 Johnston, H.H. [35] Cameroon K000052469 Yes
Jan 1, 1948 Maitland, T.D. [955] Cameroon K000052468 Yes
Jan 1, 1948 Maitland, T.D. [847] Cameroon K000052467 Yes
Johns; Moeljono, S.; Jitmau, M.; Warpur, M.; Sagisolo, M. [7931] Indonesia K002554546 No
Reekmans, M. [10627] Burundi K002665054 Yes
Christiaensen [134] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002665044 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Vollesen, K. [3032] Tanzania K002599413 No
Coll. Nat. d'Agric. de Dschang [1727] Cameroon K000052457 Yes
Paterson, A. [526] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002665038 Yes
Troupin [2353] Rwanda K002665036 Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [28035] Nigeria K:SPC-16265.000 No
Sokpon, N.; Agbani, P.; Yédomonhan, H. [44] Benin K001562082 Yes
Mucaleque, P.; Osborne, J.; Banze, A.; Maoji, S.O. (guide) [PM37] Mozambique K001346883 No
Mucaleque, P.; Osborne, J.; Banze, A.; Datizua, C.; Mamba, A.; Rachide, T.; Maoji, S.O. (guide); Saide, R.O. (guide) [PM34] Mozambique K001346880 No
Humbert, H. [5882] Madagascar K002599874 Yes
Mesfin; Sebsebe; Ensermu [3619] Ethiopia K002665159 Yes
Seagrief, S.C. [88241] Zambia K002599896 Yes
Raynal, J.; Raynal, A. [13062] Cameroon K002665050 Yes
Mwasumbi, L.B. [17605] Tanzania K001890947 Yes
Luke, W.R.Q.; Kabuye, C.; Festo, L.; Ntore, S.; Bayona, W. [17892] Tanzania K001639099 Yes
Mesfin; Sebsebe; Ensermu [3641] Ethiopia K002665156 Yes
Raynal, J.; Raynal, A. [12330] Cameroon K002665049 Yes
Fay, J.M.; Ndaindiro, S.; Feller, J.; Raymond, S.; Remy, N. [s.n.] Central African Republic K002665051 Yes
Humbert, H. [3981] Madagascar K002599869 Yes
[Rivtz] [s.n.] Madagascar K002599868 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [650] Cameroon K000052466 Yes
Soakai, E. [717] Tonga K002554581 No
Mesfin; Sebsebe; Ensermu [3621] Ethiopia K002665158 Yes
Soakai, E. [960] Tonga K002554580 No
Bauer, P.J. [112] Cameroon K000052463 Yes
Germain, R. [4015] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002665053 Yes
Lebrun, J.A. [8739] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002665052 Yes
Kalbreyer, W. [137] Cameroon K000052470 Yes
Witte, G.F. [4901] Congo, Republic of the K002665039 Yes
s.coll. [5552] Burundi K002665035 Yes
s.coll. [6319] Burundi K002665034 Yes
Johns; Moeljono, S.; Jitmau, M.; Warpur, M.; Sagisolo, M. [7931] Indonesia K002554547 No
Bullock, A.A. [3795] Zambia K:SPC-04742.000 No
s.coll. [9014] Rwanda K002665037 Yes
[Jean Februem] [7985] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002665041 Yes
Tadesse, M.; Kagnew, G.Y. [2466] Ethiopia K002665157 Yes
Wild, H. [26953] Zimbabwe K:SPC-04747.000 No
[Jean Februem] [8504] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002665042 Yes
Bullock, A.A. [3933] Tanzania K:SPC-12297.000 No
Telfair [s.n.] Mauritius K002599866 Yes
[D. Jean Louis] [5220] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002665045 Yes
Troupin [5569] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002665040 Yes
Marshall, A.; Mwakisoma, R. [1167] Tanzania K002599454 No
Stauffer, H.U. [1053] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002665047 Yes
Marshall, A.; Nguye, L. [1065] Tanzania K002599453 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [10288 A.B. &] Tanzania K:SPC-00951.000 No
Wood, J.M. [4126] South Africa K002599956 Yes
Breteler, F.J. [207] Cameroon K000052458 Yes
K:SPC-08656.000 No
De Witte, G.D. [1669] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002665048 Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [25387] Nigeria K:SPC-04749.000 No
Humbert, H. [6121] Madagascar K002599873 No
Richards, H.M. [9356] Zambia K002599897 Yes
Puff, C.; Kelbessa, E. [820813-4/7] Ethiopia K002665161 Yes
Mesfin; Sebsebe; Ensermu [3617] Ethiopia K002665160 Yes
Humbert, H. [6893] Madagascar K002599872 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [9594] Tanzania K:SPC-03357.000 No
[28332] Nigeria K:SPC-04750.000 No
Maitland, T.D. [0s.n.59] Cameroon K000052464 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [9403] Tanzania K:SPC-00953.000 No
Van der Ben, D. [708] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002665046 Yes
Germain, R. [6846] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002665043 Yes

Sources

  • 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.
  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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