Boraginaceae
Cystostemon

Cystostemon heliocharis (S.Moore) A.G.Mill. & Riedl

First published in Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 40: 7 (1982)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Ethiopia to N. & Central Somalia, NW. Yemen. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Somalia, Yemen

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2021). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.513.1.4. epublication.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (2006). Flora of Somalia 3: 1-626. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2021). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.513.1.4. epublication.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 3, (2006) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
  • Miller & Riedl in Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinb. 40: 1–21 (1982).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 6, 1979 Cole, E. [s.n.], Somalia K000418732 Yes
Feb 6, 1979 Hildebrandt, J.M. [1417], Somalia K000418733 Unknown type material Yes
Pick, E.F., Somalia Vaupelia heliocharis 16377.000 No

Sources

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 2023. 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 2023. 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