Zamioculcas zamiifolia (G.Lodd.) Engl.

First published in Pflanzenr., IV, 23B: 305 (1905)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya to KwaZulu-Natal. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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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

  • Mayo, S.J. 1985. Araceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 71 pp.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Engl. in A. Engler & O. Drude, Die Vegetation Der Erde, IX, Pflanzenwelt Afrikas 2: 240, fig. 160 (1908).
  • Engl. in A. Engler, Das Pflanzenreich 21 (IV. 23B): 305, fig. 85 (1905)
  • Obermeyer & Strey in Fl. Pl. Afr. 40, t. 1562 (1969).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1981 [s.n.] K000499408 Yes
Massunde, J. [138] Mozambique K000662632 Yes
Brown, N.E. [s.n.] Tanzania K002556382 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002556371 Yes
K:SPC-58712.000 No
s.coll. [118] Tanzania K001733708 Yes
K:SPC-30541.000 Holotype No
Jackson, G. [1411] Malawi K002556376 Yes
Peter, A. [31194] Tanzania K:SPC-45220.000 Holotype No
Faulkner, H.G. [733] Tanzania K002556367 Yes
Tweedie [1877] Kenya K002556360 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. K:SPC-34570.000 No
Faulkner, H. [733] Tanzania K:SPC-19161.000 No
Noel, A.R.A. [2480] Mozambique K002556374 Yes
Bogner, J. [106] Tanzania K:SPC-29234.000 No
Bogner, J. [245] Tanzania K002556365 Yes
Chapman, I.D. [447] Malawi K002556377 Yes
Cheek, M.R. [17952] Mozambique K001417092 Yes
Brown, N.E.; Kirk [s.n.] Tanzania K002556370 Yes
Vaughan, J.H. [884] Tanzania K002556372 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [3704] Tanzania K002556366 Yes
Bourne; A.H.G. [2778] India K002556381 Yes
Peter, A. Tanzania K:SPC-49776.000 No
Peter, A. Tanzania K:SPC-29047.480 No
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J. [71/956] Kenya K002556362 Yes
Bourne; A.H.G. [2778] India K002556380 Yes
Drummond, R.B. [5027] Zimbabwe K002556378 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [EA12198] Kenya K002556359 Yes
Bally [12731] Kenya K002556383 Yes
Robertson, S.A. [6154] Kenya K002556363 Yes
Mogg, A.O.D. [30888] Mozambique K002556375 Yes
Feely; Ward [30] South Africa K002556379 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J. [77/377] Kenya K002556364 Yes
Bogner, J. K:SPC-29047.131 No
Msele, J. [EA14342] Kenya K002556358 Yes
Adamson, J.; Bally, P.R.O. [B6279] Kenya K002556361 Yes
Archibald, M.E. [1515] Tanzania K002556369 Yes

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    • 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.
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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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    • '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.
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  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

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