Araceae
Stylochiton

Stylochiton puberulus N.E.Br.

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 8: 188 (1901)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. & S. Tropical Africa. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Trapnell, C.G. [CRS553] Zambia K002556306 Yes
Bogner, J. [143] K:SPC-37482.000 No
Goyder, D.J.; Massingue, A.; Matimele, H. [6081] Mozambique K000787730 Yes
Wild, H. [4216] Zimbabwe K:SPC-23588.000 No
Faulkner, H.G. [324] Mozambique K002556295 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [8388] Tanzania K002556253 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Mwasumbi, L.; Vollesen, K.B. [892] Tanzania K002556258 Yes
Pawek, J. [10728] Malawi K002556292 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [2940] Zambia K002556303 Yes
Kelly, R.D. [552] Zimbabwe K002556290 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [2712] Zambia K002556293 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [5880] Zambia K002556297 Yes
s.coll. [391] Tanzania K002556256 Yes
Hall-Martin, A.J. [1069] Malawi K002556296 Yes
Bullock, A.A. [1258] Zambia K002556294 Yes
Wild, H. [4216] Zimbabwe K002556286 Yes
Byles [[DA1355]] Zimbabwe K002556287 Yes
Goldsmith, B. [22/60] Zimbabwe K002556288 Yes
Pawek, J. [13450] Malawi K002556298 Yes
Peter, G.A. [14881] Tanzania K002556257 Yes
Van Rensburg, H.J. [[KBS2885]] Zambia K002556307 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Polhill, R.M.; Banda, E.A. [16397] Malawi K002556308 Yes
Rutherford-Smith, R.O.B. [438] Zimbabwe K002556289 Yes
Pawek, J. [12560] Malawi K002556302 Yes
Hall-Martin, A.J. [1069] Malawi K002556305 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [8388] Tanzania K002556252 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [12724] Kenya K002556259 Yes
Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K.B.; Bidgood, G.S. [9907] Zambia K002556285 Yes
Cameron, K.J. [98] Malawi K002556284 Yes
Drummond, R.B. [5361] Zimbabwe K002556291 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F5880] Zambia K002556300 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [29400A] Zimbabwe K002556283 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [5880] Zambia K002556301 Yes
Bingham, M.G. [12832] Zambia K002556304 Yes
Luke, Q.; Luke, P. [13881] Mozambique K000787733 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [7669] Tanzania K000283635 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [2712 & 2712A] Zambia K:SPC-41043.000 No
Drummond, R.B.; Cookson, A.J. [6763] Zambia K002556299 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

  • 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