Limosella africana Glück

First published in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 12: 76 (1934)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mali, Cameroon, Eritrea to N. Tanzania, Namibia to N. Cape Prov., Yemen. It is a helophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, Mali, Namibia, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen

Classification

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Publications

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Hedberg in Sym. Bot. Uppsal. 15: 166, 318 (1957).
  • in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 66: 540, 558 (1934)
  • in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berl. 12: 76 (1934)

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A., Hepper, F.N. & Philcox, D. (2008). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Scrophulariaceae: 1-211.
  • Hedberg, I., Kelbessa, E., Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Persson, E. (eds.) (2006). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 5: 1-690. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A.V.P.: 166, 318 (1957)
  • E.J. 66: 540, 558, t.8 (1934)
  • F.W.T.A. ed. 2, 2: 366 (1963)
  • Fl. Ethiop. & Eritr. 5: 264 (2006).
  • J. E. Afr. Nat. Hist. Soc. 22(94): 65, fig. 1f (1953)
  • N.B.G.B. 12: 76 (1934)
  • U.K.W.F.: 255 (1994)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Wood, J.R.I. [1676] Yemen K001395145 No
Hepper, F.; Field, D. [4949] Kenya K:SPC-34356.000 No

Sources

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  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • 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