Aizoon L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 488 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Macaronesia to Pakistan, Eritrea to S. Africa.

Distribution

Native to:

Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Free State, Gulf States, Iran, Iraq, Kenya, Kuwait, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Selvagens, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tunisia, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

California, Chile Central, Florida, New Jersey, New South Wales, Northern Territory, South Australia, Spain, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Gen. Pl. ed. 5: 216 (1754).
  • Sp. Pl. 1: 488 (1753)

Flora of Somalia

  • Adamson in J. S. Afr. Bot. 25: 29 (1959).
  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. G. Gilbert [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Adamson in J. S. Afr. Bot. 25: 29 (1959)
  • L., Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 216 (1754)
  • Sp. Pl.: 488 (1753)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sieber [164] Galenia K000076271 Syntype Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

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

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

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • 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