Araceae
Stylochiton

Stylochiton borumensis N.E.Br.

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 8: 191 (1901)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya to Mozambique. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1-560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Haigh, A. & Boyce, P.C. (2012). Flora Zambesiaca 12(1): 1-54. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

CATE Araceae

  • Brown, N.E. 1901. Aroideae. Flora of Tropical Africa. 8 (1): 137-192
  • Mayo, S.J. 1985. Araceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 71 pp.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Meyerhoff, E. [29] Kenya K002556189 Yes
Richards, H.M. [11620] Tanzania K002556208 Yes
Harris, B.J. [BJH216] Tanzania K002556204 Yes
Thulin, M.; Hedrén, M.; Dahir, A. [7623] Somalia K002556162 Yes
Peter [36367] Tanzania K002556212 Yes
Richards, H.M. [11772] Tanzania K002556199 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J.; Holland, P. [s.n.] Kenya K002556217 Yes
Vollesen, K.B.; Mboya, E.; Abdallah, R. [96/181] Tanzania K002556207 Yes
Verdcourt [3224A] Kenya K002556188 Yes
Thulin, M.; Hedrén, M.; Dahir, A. [7680] Somalia K002556161 Yes
Robison, T. [[1896]] Tanzania K002556214 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [329] Mozambique K002556273 Yes
Sheldrick, D.; Bally, P.R.O. [8731] Kenya K002556195 Yes
May, A.S. [5] Tanzania K002556198 Yes
Peter [32950] Tanzania K002556211 Yes
Rawlins, S.P. [149] Kenya K002556219 Yes
Bingham, M.G.; Bjora, C.; Alfonsi, J. [12827] Zambia K002556266 Yes
Peter [34249] Tanzania K002556210 Yes
Robison, T. [1896] Tanzania K002556216 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [21170] Kenya K002556193 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [12725] Kenya K002556191 Yes
Luke, Q.; PA, Luke [11591] Tanzania K002556205 Yes
Koritzschoner, H. [2047] Tanzania K002556213 Yes
Bjørnstad, I. [355] Tanzania K002556203 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Wandefrash, M.; Gibre-Hiwot, G. [9015] Ethiopia K002556165 Yes
Taylor, P.G.; Milne-Redhead, E. [7344] Tanzania K002556202 Yes
Van Rensburg, H.J. [576] Tanzania K002556206 Yes
Taylor, P.G.; Milne-Redhead, E. [7344] Tanzania K002556201 Yes
Gillett, J.B.; Gachathi, F.N. [20505] Kenya K002556194 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Legesse, M.; Wandefrash, M.; Gibre-Hiwot, G. [8576] Ethiopia K002556164 Yes
Prince, S.D. [175] Zambia K002556272 Yes
Prince, S.D. [34] Zambia K002556271 Yes
Bingham, M.G. [12839] Zambia K002556267 Yes
Robison, T. [1896] Tanzania K002556215 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [19725] Kenya K002556197 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; Gillett, J.B. [21702] Kenya K002556190 Yes
Kalema, J. [1905] Uganda K002556187 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [329] Mozambique K002556274 Yes
Bingham, M.G. [12839] Zambia K002556269 Yes
Durham, F.R. [s.n.] Tanzania K002556200 Yes
Bingham, M.G. [12831] Zambia K002556268 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [14779] Tanzania K002556209 Yes
Bingham, M.G.; Bjora, C.; Alfonsi, J. [12827] Zambia K002556265 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Kelbessa, E.; Vollesen, K.B. [7675] Ethiopia K002556163 Yes
Bingham, M.G. [12842] Zambia K002556270 Yes
Luke, Q.; Luke, P.A. [3802] Kenya K002556196 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [329] Mozambique K002556275 Yes
Peter [45584] Tanzania K002556218 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Stannard, B.; Peter, G.A. [1081] Kenya K002556192 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • CATE Araceae

    • Haigh, A., Clark, B., Reynolds, L., Mayo, S.J., Croat, T.B., Lay, L., Boyce, P.C., Mora, M., Bogner, J., Sellaro, M., Wong, S.Y., Kostelac, C., Grayum, M.H., Keating, R.C., Ruckert, G., Naylor, M.F. and Hay, A., CATE Araceae, 17 Dec 2011.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • 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