Apocynaceae
Aspidoglossum

Aspidoglossum biflorum E.Mey.

First published in Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr.: 201 (1838)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical & S. Africa. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 7(3): 1-375. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • E. Mey., Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr.: 201 (1838).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 7(3): 1-375. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1982 Kirk, J. [s.n.] Mozambique K000234461 Paratype Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Kirk, J. [s.n.] Malawi K000234459 Paratype Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Bowie [s.n.] South Africa K000234754 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Leendertz, R. [278] South Africa K000234746 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Drege [3427] K000234749 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Barber [s.n.] South Africa K000234750 Lectotype Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Burtt-Davy, J. [1162] South Africa K000234748 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Sanderson, J. [s.n.] South Africa K000234752 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Wood, J.M. [740] South Africa K000234753 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000234747 Lectotype Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Cecil, E. [131] Zimbabwe K000234457 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Conrath, P. [989] South Africa K000234745 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Waller, H. [s.n.] Malawi K000234458 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Sanderson, J. [449 partly] South Africa K000234751 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kirk, J. [s.n.] Mozambique K000234460 Unknown Type Material Yes
Faulkner, H. [P.342] Mozambique Schizoglossum shirense K:SPC-04051.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • 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 2024. 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 2024. 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