Aponogetonaceae
Aponogeton

Aponogeton abyssinicus Hochst. ex A.Rich.

First published in Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 351 (1850)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to Malawi. It is a tuberous hydrogeophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Lye, K.A. (1989). Aponogetonaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-10.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2009). Flora Zambesiaca 12(2): 1-208. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • van Bruggen, H.W.E. (1974). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi) Aponogetonaceae: 1-11. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • A. Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 351 (1851).
  • Bennett in F.T.A. 8: 218 (1902).
  • Bruggen in Bull. Jard. Bot. Belg. 43: 221, fig.7/12 (1973);
  • Lye in Lidia 1: 67, figs.1–5 (1986); in F.T.E.A., Aponogetonaceae: 6, fig.2 (1989).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A. Bennett in Flora of Tropical Africa 8: 218 (1901).
  • A. Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 351 (1851).
  • Cufod., Enumeratio Plantarum Aethiopiae Spermatophyta (Supplement in Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg.) p. 1202 (1968).
  • H. Bruggen in Bibl. Bot. 33,137: 60 (1985).
  • H. Bruggen in Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique 43: 221, fig. 7/12 (1973)
  • H. Bruggen in Flore d'Afrique Centrale: 9, photo. facing p. 1 (1974).
  • Lye in A.D.Q. Agnew, Upland Kenya Wild Flowers p. 650, fig. p. 651 (1974).
  • Lye in Lidia 1: 67 (1986).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1971 Speke; Grant [s.n.] Kenya K000346041 Type Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [2386] Tanzania K002908704 No
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri; Turner, M. [13302] Tanzania K002908701 No
Luke, Q.; Kabuye, C.; Robertson, A.; Mungai, G.; Mathenge, S. [TPR727] Kenya K002908697 No
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Abebe, W.; Ermias Getachew [12204] Ethiopia K002908736 No
Greenway, P.J. [10670] Tanzania K002908699 No
Siame, W. [604] Tanzania K002908703 No
Gilbert, M.G. [5945] Kenya K002908696 No
Gilbert, M.G. [3415] Ethiopia K002908734 No
Robson, N.K.B.; Jackson [1197] Malawi K002908773 No
Ryding, O. [1418] Ethiopia K002908728 No
Gilbert Rogers, C. [587] Kenya K002908672 No
Luke, Q.; Luke, P.A. [14890] Kenya K002908669 No
Greenway, P.J. [9949] Tanzania K002908702 No
Bax, R.D. (Miss) [365] Tanzania K002908709 No
Thulin, M. [6326] Somalia K002908737 No
Dowson, W.J. [369] Kenya K002908676 No
Hildebrandt, J.M. [2645] Kenya K000346040 Unknown Type Material Yes
Edwards, S. [3820] Ethiopia K002908735 No
Henning, C.F. [425] Somalia K002908738 No
Greenway, P.J.; Turner, M [10005] Tanzania K:SPC-01292.000 No
Verdcourt; Polhill [3156] Kenya K002908678 No
Ash, J.W. (Mrs) [2451] Ethiopia K002908732 No
{Glover; Gwynne; Samuel; Tucker} [1826] Kenya K002908681 No
Verdcourt; Darling, F. [2294] Kenya K002908670 No
Archer, P. [207] Kenya K002908679 No
Greenway [1978] Tanzania K002908710 No
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J.; Ngweno, F. [74/568] Kenya K002908694 No
Greenway, P.J. [14875] Kenya K002908695 No
{Polhill} [421] Kenya K002908680 No
Hepper, F.N.; Jaeger, P.M.L. [6685] Kenya K002908692 No
Greenway, P.J.; Turner, M. [14951] Tanzania K002908700 No
Gilbert, M.G. [4927] Kenya K002908693 No
Wood, D. [748] Kenya K002908671 No
Gilbert, M.G.; Getachew, A. [2925] Ethiopia K002908729 No
Ash, J.W. (Mrs) [2451] Ethiopia K002908733 No
Wilson, J. [893] Uganda K002908666 No
van Someren (Dr.) [2362] Kenya K002908674 No
Moore, A. [6] Tanzania K002908708 No
Verdcourt, B. [3828 B] Kenya K002908682 No
Battiscombe, E. [213] Kenya K002908673 No
Bullock, A.A. [2271] Tanzania K002908706 No
s.coll. [137] Eritrea K002908730 No
Brenan, J.P.M.; Gillett, J.B.; Kanuri [14793] Kenya K002908683 No
Bullock, A.A. [3629] Tanzania K002908705 No
Schimper [1483] Ethiopia K000346037 Type Yes
Schimper [1483] Ethiopia K000346036 Type Yes
s.coll. [137] Eritrea K002908731 No
Arnstein Lye, K.; Lester, R.N. [Ly-2454] Kenya K002908677 No
Thomas, L. [74] Tanzania K002908707 No
Greenway, P.J.; Turner, M. [10005] Tanzania K002908698 No
Jarrett, T. [279] Uganda K002908665 No
Lind, E. [506] Uganda K002908667 No
{Eggeling} [668] Uganda K002908668 No
Och, R.E.; Fries, T.C.E. [2846] Kenya K002908675 No
May 6, 1985 Lindeman, H.A. [783] Tanzania Aponogeton abyssinicus var. glandulifera K000346045 Type Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Leliyo, G.; K. Vollesen [7054] Tanzania Aponogeton abyssinicus var. glandulifera K002908688 No
Bidgood, G.S.; Leliyo, G.; K. Vollesen [7054] Tanzania Aponogeton abyssinicus var. glandulifera K002908687 No
May 6, 1985 Richards, H.M. [10352] Tanzania Aponogeton abyssinicus var. graminifolius K000346046 Type Yes
May 6, 1985 Wingfield, R. [2185] Tanzania Aponogeton abyssinicus var. albiflorus K000346043 Isotype Yes
May 6, 1985 Wingfield, R. [2185] Tanzania Aponogeton abyssinicus var. albiflorus K000346042 Holotype Yes
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J.; Kingston, J. [74/844] Kenya Aponogeton abyssinicus var. albiflorus K002908684 No
Vollesen, K. [3387] Tanzania Aponogeton abyssinicus var. albiflorus K002908685 No
May 6, 1985 Adamson, J. [4354] Kenya Aponogeton abyssinicus var. cordatus K000346044 Type Yes
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [622] Kenya Aponogeton abyssinicus var. cordatus K002908686 No

Sources

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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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