Convolvulaceae
Xenostegia

Xenostegia medium (L.) D.F.Austin & Staples

First published in Brittonia 32: 534 (1980 publ. 1981)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to Mozambique, Comoros, Madagascar. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Comoros, Madagascar, Mozambique, Tanzania

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Austin, D.F. (1999). The genus Aniseia (Convolvulaceae). Systematic Botany 23: 411-420.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Deroin, T. (2001). Convolvulaceae. Flore de Madagascar et des Comores (Plantes Vasculaires) 171: 11-287. Typographie Firmin-Didot et Cie., Paris. [Cited as Merremia medium.]
  • Gonçalves, M.L. (1987). Convolvulaceae. Flora Zambesiaca 8(1): 9-129. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Merremia medium.]
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Merremia medium.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Verdcourt, B. (1958). Notes on African Convolvulaceae (part II). Kew Bulletin 13: 185-197.
  • Verdcourt, B. (1963). Convolvulaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-161.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Richards, H.M. [17768] Tanzania K001496076 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1346] Malaysia Convolvulus medium K001112815 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1346] Convolvulus medium K001112818 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1346] Convolvulus medium K001112816 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1346] India Convolvulus medium K001112819 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1346] Burma Convolvulus medium K001112817 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • 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