Caryophyllaceae
Mesostemma

Mesostemma kotschyanum (Fenzl ex Boiss.) Vved.

First published in Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Uzbekistansk. Fil. Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 3: 4 (1941)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Türkiye to S. Turkmenistan and W. & N. Pakistan. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • B.A.Fedtschenko & al. (1948). Flora Turkmenii 3: 1-280. Turkmenskoe gosudarstvennoe izd., Ashkhabad.
  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1967). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 2: 1-581. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Rechinger, K.H., Melzheimer, V., Möschl, W. & Schiman-Czeika, H. (1988). Flora Iranica 163: 1-528. Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz.
  • The rediscovery of Lepisanthes unilocularis (subgen. Otophora; Sapindaceae), a species endemic to Hainan, China (2018). Wang, Q.L. & al.. Nordic Journal of Botany 36: e01675.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Pichler, T. [s.n.] K000723849 Yes
Kotschy, T. [534.a.], Iran K000723847 Yes
Kotschy, T. [238] K000723844 Yes
Kotschy, T. [534.a.], Iran K000723846 Yes
Haussknecht, H.C. [s.n.] K000723845 Yes
Rechinger, K.H. [32009], Afghanistan Mesostemma kotschyanum subsp. macrocladum K000723841 Unknown type material Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Rechinger, K.H. [17751], Afghanistan Mesostemma kotschyanum subsp. afghanicum K000723842 Unknown type material Yes
Rechinger, K.H. [16381], Afghanistan Mesostemma kotschyanum subsp. acrotonum K000723840 Unknown type material Yes

Sources

  • 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