Pseudodictamnus africanus

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Lamioideae
Tribus: Marrubieae
Genus: Pseudodictamnus
Species: Pseudodictamnus africanus

Name

Pseudodictamnus africanus (L.) Salmaki & Siadati, Taxon 67: 779. 2018.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Marrubium africanum L., Sp. Pl.: 583. 1753.
    • Lectotype (designated by Wijnands, Bot. Commelins: 114. 1983): [South Africa], ad Cap. b. Spei., Herb. Clifford: 311, Marrubium No. 2 (BM 000646082).
• Homotypic
  • Beringeria africana (L.) Neck., Elem. Bot. 1: 312. 1790, opus utiq. oppr.
  • Pseudodictamnus emarginatus (L.) Moench, Suppl. Meth.: 139. 1802.
  • Ballota africana (L.) Benth., Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 594. 1834.
  • Stachys africana (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 262. 1898.
• Heterotypic
  • Marrubium crispum L., Sp. Pl. ed. 2: 1674. 1763.
    • Beringeria crispa (L.) G.Don in R.Sweet, Hort. Brit., ed. 3: 545. 1839.
  • Marrubium laurifolium Steud., Nomencl. Bot. 1: 510. 1821.
  • Marrubium thouinii Schult. ex Weinm., Syll. Pl. Nov. 2: 23. 1826.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Namibia, Free State. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Siadati, S., Salmaki, Y., Mehrvarz, S.S., Heubl, G. & Weigend, M. 2018. Untangling the generic boundaries in tribe Marrubieae (Lamiaceae: Lamioideae) using nuclear and plastid DNA sequences. Taxon 67(4): 770–783. DOI: 10.12705/674.6 ResearchGate Reference page. 
• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 583. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Pseudodictamnus africanus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 May 1. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Pseudodictamnus africanus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

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