Cycnium tubulosum

Cycnium tubulosum

Cycnium tubulosum

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: Cycnium tubulosum

Name

Cycnium tubulosum (L.f.) Engl., 1895

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Gerardia tubulosa L.f. in Suppl. Pl.: 279 (1782)
  • Rhamphicarpa tubulosa (L.f.) Benth. in Compan. Bot. Mag. 1: 368 (1836)
• Heterotypic
  • Cycnium aquaticum Engl. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 479 (1900)
  • Cycnium brevifolium De Wild. in Rev. Zool. Bot. Africaines 8(Suppl. Bot.): 45 (1920)
  • Cycnium claessensii De Wild. in Pl. Bequaert. 4: 410 (1928)
  • Cycnium elskensii De Wild. in Pl. Bequaert. 4: 411 (1928)
  • Cycnium hamatum Engl. & Gilg in O.Warburg (ed.), Kunene-Sambesi Exped.: 368 (1903)
  • Cycnium heuglinii (Hochst. ex Schweinf.) Engl. in Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 361 (1895)
  • Cycnium paucidentatum (Engl.) Engl. in Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 7: 29 (1897)
  • Cycnium questieauxianum De Wild. in Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., sér. 4, 1: 124 (1903)
  • Cycnium rubriflorum Engl. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30: 405 (1901)
  • Cycnium rubrum De Wild. in Rev. Zool. Bot. Africaines 8(Suppl. Bot.): 46 (1920)
  • Cycnium serratum (Klotzsch) Engl. in Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 360 (1895)
  • Cycnium serratum f. elatum Engl. in Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 360 (1895)
  • Cycnium serratum f. longipedicellatum Engl. in Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 360 (1895)
  • Cycnium serratum f. paucidentatum Engl. in Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 360 (1895)
  • Cycnium serratum f. subintegrum Engl. in Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 360 (1895)
  • Cycnium tubulosum subsp. montanum (N.E.Br.) O.J.Hansen in Dansk Bot. Ark. 32(3): 35 (1978)
  • Rhamphicarpa aquatica (Engl.) Skan in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 4(2): 429 (1906)
  • Rhamphicarpa brevifolia (De Wild.) Staner in Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 15: 149 (1938)
  • Rhamphicarpa capensis P.E.Glover in S. African J. Sci. 34: 254 (1937), nom. nud.
  • Rhamphicarpa claessensii (De Wild.) Staner in Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 15: 150 (1938)
  • Rhamphicarpa curviflora Benth. in Compan. Bot. Mag. 1: 368 (1836)
  • Rhamphicarpa elskensii (De Wild.) Staner in Ann. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles, Sér. B 56: 245 (1936)
  • Rhamphicarpa hamata (Engl. & Gilg) Skan in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 4(2): 429 (1906)
  • Rhamphicarpa heuglinii Hochst. ex Schweinf. in Beitr. Fl. Aethiop.: 100 (1867)
  • Rhamphicarpa montana N.E.Br. in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1901: 129 (1901)
  • Rhamphicarpa multicaulis Skan in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 4(2): 427 (1906)
  • Rhamphicarpa neghellensis Fiori in Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n.s., 47: 36 (1940)
  • Rhamphicarpa paucidentata (Engl.) Fiori in Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n.s., 47: 37 (1940)
  • Rhamphicarpa serrata Klotzsch in W.C.H.Peters, Naturw. Reise Mossambique 6(Bot., 1): 228 (1861)
  • Rhamphicarpa tubulosa var. curviflora (Benth.) Chiov. in Fl. Somala 2: 337 (1932)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Tropical & S. Africa Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Engler, A. 1895. Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas und der Nachbargebiete. Theil A: Verzeichniss der bis jetzt aus Ost-Afrika bekannt gewordenen Pflanzen. 535 pp. Dietrich Reimer, Berlin. BHL Reference page. : 361

Additional references

• Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. 2008. Plants of Angola / Plantas de Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1–279. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 978-1-919976-45-7. PDF. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Cycnium tubulosum 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. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Cycnium tubulosum. Published online. Accessed: October 29 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Cycnium tubulosum Accessed: 29 October 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Cycnium tubulosum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 October 2024.

Vernacular names

English: vlei ink-flower, tissue paper flower

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