Zingiberaceae
Siphonochilus

Siphonochilus kirkii (Hook.f.) B.L.Burtt

First published in Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 40: 372 (1982)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central African Republic to Sudan and Caprivi Strip. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, DR Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis. PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2010). Flora Zambesiaca 13(4): 1-151. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(2): 1-94. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis. PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2010). Flora Zambesiaca 13(4): 1-151. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • B.L. Burtt in Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinb. 40: 372 (1982).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Swynnerton, C.F.M. [726] Mozambique K002426005 Yes
Moriarty, A. [376] Malawi K002426055 Yes
Lawrence, G. [114] Malawi K002426056 Yes
Pawek, J. [7702] Malawi K002425989 Yes
s.coll. [8288] Zimbabwe K002426029 Yes
{J. Buchanan, C. M. G.} [650] Malawi K002425978 Yes
Kirk [s.n.] Tanzania K000099551 Type Yes
Macaulay [983] Zambia K002426009 Yes
Williamson, G. [2088] Zambia K002426017 Yes
Kirk, J. [1] Mozambique K002426066 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [147] Mozambique K002426075 Yes
Richards, H.M. [17457] Zambia K002426061 Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [8636] Malawi K002425982 Yes
Kirk [s.n.] Tanzania K000099553 Holotype Yes
Wilkin, P.; Tawakali, E.J. [774] Malawi K002425998 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [199] Mozambique K002426073 Yes
Plowes, D.C.H. [2745] Zimbabwe K002426033 Yes
Kirk, J. [1] Mozambique K002426063 Yes
Pope, G.; Müller, T. [552] Mozambique K002426051 Yes
Bingham, M.G. [12729] Zambia K002426013 Yes
Tweedie, E.M. [1869] Kenya K:SPC-11111.000 No
Gomes; Sousa [797] Mozambique K002426006 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [8141] Zambia K002426060 Yes
Hornby, M.G. [3457] Mozambique K002425972 Yes
Lovemore, D.F. [514] Zimbabwe K002426030 Yes
Bush, R.P. [9] Zambia K002426003 Yes
Goodier, R. [3] Zimbabwe K002426045 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [189] Mozambique K002426076 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002426266 Yes
Astle, W.L. [5002] Zambia K002426023 Yes
Smith, P.P. [0696] Zambia K002426024 Yes
Cottrell, M.L.J. [166,259] Zambia K002426016 Yes
Harris, T.; Alves, T.; Banze, A.C.; Bayliss, J.; Chiconeca, D.; Francisco, J.R.; Jamice, R.M.; Maluleque, I.F.; Nangoma; Mphamba, S. [40] Mozambique K002425966 Yes
K:SPC-17369.000 No
Robson, N.K.B. [690] Zambia K002426012 Yes
Phillips, E.P. [937] Malawi K002425995 Yes
Goldsmith, B. [28/62] Mozambique K002425967 Yes
Kornas, J. [2870] Zambia K002426021 Yes
Wilkin, P.; Tawakali, E.J. [774] Malawi K002425997 Yes
Pawek, J. [12021] Malawi K002425994 Yes
Kenya K:SPC-27361.000 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1774] Tanzania K:SPC-18204.000 No
Mavi, S. [1201] Zimbabwe K002426034 Yes
[C. S. Y. Allen] [104] Zimbabwe K002426049 Yes
Amico, A.; Bavazzano, R. [s.n.] Mozambique K002425975 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Chisumpa, S.M.; Polhill, R.M. [14236] Zambia K002426018 Yes
[LWC Swclai] [4] Zambia K002426059 Yes
Morze, G. [202] Zambia K002426014 Yes
Richards, H.M. [14415] Malawi K002426001 Yes
Martin, J.D. [423/32] Zambia K002426010 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [332] Mozambique K002426074 Yes
Pawek, J. [1679] Malawi K002425987 Yes
Trapnell, C.G. [525] Zambia K002426008 Yes
Elwes, H., J. [8188] K000099558 Type Yes
Goodier, J.H. [51] Zimbabwe K002426032 Yes
Van Rensburg, H.J. [1000] Zambia K002426062 Yes
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [1330] Tanzania K:SPC-06432.000 No
la Croix, I.F. [4232] Malawi K002426043 Yes
Astle, W.L. [1103] Zambia K002426025 Yes
Prince, S.D. [55] Zambia K002426022 Yes
{Ven. W. P. Johnson} [s.n.] Malawi K002425986 Yes
Pawek, J. [12109] Malawi K002425993 Yes
[N. C. Mandal] [7119] Zambia K002426047 Yes
Sousa, G. [1032] K002425970 Yes
Pawek, J. [4087] Malawi K002426002 Yes
Goodier, R. [393] Zimbabwe K002426028 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [2532] Zambia K002426044 Yes
Verdcourt, B. [110] Tanzania K:SPC-11112.000 No
Kirk, J. [1] Mozambique K002426065 Yes
Cestu, L. [s.n.] K002425969 Yes
Cribb, P.; Grey-Wilson, C. [10405] Tanzania K:SPC-37195.000 No
Kenyon, E. [23] Malawi K002425983 Yes
[D. G. Michelson] [s.n.] Malawi K002425979 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F2628] Zambia K002426058 Yes
Wild, H. [3172] Zimbabwe K002426050 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K002426020 Yes
Richards [10570] Malawi K002426000 Yes
Richards, H.M. [3582] Zambia K002426011 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [2628] Zambia K:SPC-17370.000 No
Raymond, R.J. [310] Zimbabwe K002426035 Yes
la Croix, I.F. [747] Malawi K002425996 Yes
Last, J.T. [s.n.] Malawi K002425976 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F5906] Zambia K002426015 Yes
Wild, H. [3971] Zimbabwe K002426031 Yes
Carvalho, M.F. [440] Mozambique K002426077 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K002425992 Yes
{Dr. Meller} [1] Mozambique K002426067 Yes
Hopkins, J.C. [15708] Zimbabwe K002426046 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [8798] Malawi K002426052 Yes
Kirk, J. [1] Mozambique K002426064 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F2738] Zambia K002426057 Yes
Pawek, J. [7605] Malawi K002425990 Yes
Faber [s.n.] Mozambique K002425971 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7793] Tanzania K:SPC-23411.000 No
Scott Elliot, G.F. [8547] Malawi K002425985 Yes
Moriarty, A. [375] Malawi K002425988 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [8798] Malawi K002426053 Yes
Shantz, H.L. [442] Zambia K002426048 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [5390] Zambia K002426004 Yes
Goldsmith, B. [28/62] Mozambique K002425968 Yes
Richards, H.M. [10570] Malawi K002425999 Yes
Buchanan [157] Malawi K002425977 Yes
Stove [s.n.] K002426265 Yes
Van Rensburg, H.J. [1109] Zambia K002426007 Yes
Amico, A.; Bavazzano, R. [s.n.] Mozambique K002425974 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Chisumpa, S.M.; Polhill, R.M. [14236] Zambia K002426019 Yes
Bingham, M.G.; Luwiika, B. [11612] Zambia K002426026 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K002425984 Yes
Malawi K:SPC-11110.000 No
Congdon, T.C.E. [446] Tanzania K001275911 No
Macuacua, L. [LM1445] Mozambique K002425973 Yes
Phillips, E.P. [631] Malawi K002426054 Yes
{J. Buchanan, C. M. G.} [501] Malawi K002425980 Yes
Pawek, J. [10435] Malawi K002425991 Yes
Whyte, A.; Johnston, H.H. [s.n.] Malawi K002425981 Yes
Kirk [s.n.] Tanzania K000099552 Type Yes
Wood, J.M. [11724] Zimbabwe K002426027 Yes
Goyder, D.J.; Burrows, J.; Burrows, S.; Crawford, F.; Matimele, H. [5067] Mozambique K000738991 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7731] Tanzania Siphonochilus carsonii K:SPC-25991.000 No
Pawek, J. [3034] Malawi Siphonochilus carsonii K002426042 Yes
Carson. A. [s.n.] Malawi Siphonochilus carsonii K000099556 Type Yes
Montagu, E., W. S; Wiese, C., D. [s.n.] Zimbabwe Kaempferia montagui K000099557 Type Yes
Chase, N.C. [4205] Zimbabwe Siphonochilus decorus K002426039 Yes
Medley Wood, J. [11725] Mozambique Siphonochilus decorus K002426068 Yes
Chase, N.C. [1853] Zimbabwe Siphonochilus decorus K002426041 Yes
Chase, N.C. [5346] Zimbabwe Siphonochilus decorus K002426038 Yes
Bookless, E. [1] Mozambique Siphonochilus decorus K002426069 Yes
Plowes, D.C.H. [2529] Zimbabwe Siphonochilus decorus K002426036 Yes
[M. R. Ohnem] [74] Mozambique Siphonochilus decorus K002426071 Yes
Allen, C.E.F. [s.n.] Mozambique Siphonochilus decorus K002426072 Yes
Mavi, S. [822] Zimbabwe Siphonochilus decorus K002426037 Yes
Obermeyer, A.A. [2288] Zimbabwe Siphonochilus decorus K002426040 Yes
Honey, T. [675] Mozambique Siphonochilus decorus K002426070 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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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