Asteraceae

Eriocephalus L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 926 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is S. Africa.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, Lesotho, Namibia, Northern Provinces

Introduced into:

Madeira, New South Wales, Sardegna

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

  • Brachygyne Cass. in G.-F.Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 50: 493 (1827), not validly publ.
  • Cryptogyne Cass. in G.-F.Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 50: 491 (1827), nom. rej.
  • Monochlaena Cass. in G.-F.Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 50: 496 (1827)
  • Siphonogyne Cass. in G.-F.Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 50: 493 (1827), not validly publ.
  • Stenogyne Cass. in G.-F.Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 50: 493 (1827), not validly publ.

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000378427 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000378426 Unknown Type Material Yes
Krebs [758] South Africa K000378428 Unknown Type Material Yes
Burchell [8282] South Africa K000378429 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schlechter [10895] South Africa K000378399 Unknown Type Material Yes
CAS [s.n.] South Africa K002318448 Yes
Schlechter [10888] South Africa K000378401 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • 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