Anthospermum welwitschii

Type of Anthospermum welwitschii (BM000903647)

(Iso)type of Anthospermum cliffortioides (BM000903648)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Rubioideae
Tribus: Anthospermeae
Genus: Anthospermum
Species: Anthospermum welwitschii

Name

Anthospermum welwitschii Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. 1: 500 (1898); as A. Welwitschii

• Typus: F. Welwitsch 5335 (male, in flower, April 1860; BM [​BM000903647^(JSTOR), 'Type'], LISU [​LISU208673]; isotypi: G [​G00014355^(JSTOR), 'TYPUS'], P [​P00462493^(JSTOR)]).
  • Note: Verdcourt (1976) claims that holotype is in LISU and isotype in BM, while Puff (1986: 190) states holotype in BM and isotypes in G and K (cf. K000422833^(JSTOR), without any type indication).
• Type locality: [Angola.] Huilla[Huíla]: in wooded thickets of the Panda forests, near Eme.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Anthospermum cliffortioides K.Schum. in A.Engler, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30: 416 (1901); not accepted by Verdcourt (1976), Puff (1986: 190) and Govaerts (1995, 2003) [cited as Anthospermum welwitschii]
    • Typus: W. Goetze 1082 (in flower, July 1899; holotypus: B, destroyed; isotypi: BM [​BM000903648^(JSTOR), 'Type'], BR [​BR0000008826794^(JSTOR), under number '1081'], E [​E00199120^(JSTOR)], G [​G00014356^(JSTOR)], K [​K000422837^(JSTOR)], L 0057665^(JSTOR)).
    • Type locality: [Tanzania.] Usafua[, Mbeya Mt.]: mit der vorigen Art[Anthospermum leuconeuron K.Schum. = Anthospermum usambarense K.Schum.] und zwischen ihr wachsend.
  • Anthospermum sp. sensu Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees Shrubs: 425 (1961); not accepted by Verdcourt (1976) and Beentje (1994) [cited as Anthospermum welwitschii]
  • Anthospermum uwembae Gilli, Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 77: 18 (1973); not accepted by Verdcourt (1976) [cited as Anthospermum usambarense], Puff (1986: 190) and Govaerts (1995, 2003) [cited as Anthospermum welwitschii]
    • Typus: A. Gilli 399 (26 July 1958, August, flower(s), fruit; holotypus: W 1973-0001008^(JSTOR)).
    • Type locality: [Tanzania. Njombe District:] Hang bei Uwemba, aufgelassenes Feld, 2150 m, in der Pflanzengesellschaft herrscht Digitaria velutina var. glabrescens [= D. abyssinica (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Stapf].

Misapplied names

• Anthospermum ammannioides sensu auctt. Afr. austr., non S.Moore, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 40: 102 (1911)
  • Note: vide Puff (1986: 190).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West-Central Tropical Africa Zaïre East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania South Tropical Africa Angola, Malawi, Zambia Southern Africa Northern Provinces References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hiern, W.P. 1898. Catalogue of the African Plants collected by Dr. Friedrich Welwitsch in 1853–61. [Vol. I.] Dicotyledons, Part II. Combretaceæ to Rubiaceæ. Pp. 337–510 BHL; Dicotyledons, Part III. Dipsaceæ to Scrophulariaceæ. Pp. 511–784 BHL. London. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Engler, A. et al. 1901. Berichte über die botanischen Ergebnisse der Nyassa-See- und Kinga-Gebirgs-Expedition der Hermann- und Elise- geb. Heckmann-Wentzel-Stiftung. IV. Die von W. Goetze am Rukwa-See und Nyassa-See sowie in zwischen beiden Seen gelegenen Gebirgsländern, insbesondere dem Kinga-Gebirge gesammelten Pflanzen, nebst einigen Nachträgen (durch * bezeichnet) zu Bericht III. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 30: 239–445, tt. 4-22. BHL Reference page. 
• Dale, I.R. & Greenway, P.J. 1961. Kenya Trees and Shrubs. Nairobi: Buchanan's Kenya Estates and Hatchards. Internet Archive. Reference page. 
• Gilli, A. 1973. Beiträge zur Flora von Tanganyika und Kenya IV. Sympetalae (ohne Compositae). Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 77: 15–57. JSTOR Reference page. 
• Verdcourt, B. 1976. Rubiaceae. 414 pp. In Polhill, R.M. (ed.), Flora of Tropical East Africa. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, United Kingdom. Online (JSTOR). Reference page. 
• Puff, C. 1986. A Biosystematic Study of the African and Madagascan Rubiaceae-Anthospermeae. Plant Systematics and Evolution Supplement 3: 1–535. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-8851-4 (via Wikipedia Library ). Reference page. 
• Beentje, H.J. 1994. Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas. Nairobi, Kenya: National Museum of Kenya. 762 p. Online. ISBN 9966-9861-0-3. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R.H.A. 1995. World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2). 483, 529 pp. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-341-0852-X (issue 1) ISBN 90-341-0853-8 (issue 2). Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Anthospermum welwitschii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 24. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Anthospermum welwitschii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 November 4. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Anthospermum welwitschii. Published online. Accessed: 4 November 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Anthospermum welwitschii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 4 November 2021.

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