Cycnium

Cycnium adonense (Typus)

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: Orobanchaceae
Tribus: Buchnereae
Genus: Cycnium
Species: C. adonense – C. ajugifolium – C. angolense – C. breviflorum – C. cameronianum – C. chevalieri – C. erectum – C. filicalyx – C. herzfeldianum – C. jamesii – C. petunioides – C. racemosum – C. recurvum – C. tenuisectum – C. tubulosum – C. veronicifolium – C. volkensii

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Cycnium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 October 29. Reference page.

Name

Cycnium E.Mey. ex Benth. Companion Bot. Mag. 1: 368. (1836)

• Type species: Cycnium adonense E. Mey. ex Benth. Companion Bot. Mag. 1: 368. (1836)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Tropical & S. Africa Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Ethiopia, Free State, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Meyer, E.H.F. (1836) Companion Bot. Mag. 1: 368.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R. 1999. World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b). 1532 pp.. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-5720-098-8 (issue 1), ISBN 90-5720-099-6 (issue 2b). Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Cycnium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 October 29. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2014. Cycnium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Feb. 2014.
• International Plant Names Index. 2014. Cycnium. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 10 2014.

Vernacular names

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