Edithcolea grandis

Edithcolea grandis
Edithcolea grandis

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Gentianales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Asclepiadoideae
Tribus: Ceropegieae
Subtribus: Stapeliinae
Genus: Edithcolea
Species: Edithcolea grandis

Name

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Edithcolea grandis N.E.Br., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 220. (1895)

Synonyms

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  • Heterotypic
    • Edithcolea sordida N.E.Br. in W.R.Ogilvie-Grant & al., Nat. Hist. Sokotra: 486. (1903).
    • Edithcolea grandis var. baylissiana Lavranos & D.S.Hardy, J. S. African Bot. 29: 21. (1963).
    • Ceropegia sordida (N.E.Br.) Bruyns, S. African J. Bot. 112: 412. (2017)

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Eastern Africa
      • Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda
  • Continental: Asia-Temperate
    • Regional: Peninsular Arabia
      • Socotra, Yemen

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Primary references

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Additional references

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  • Goyder, S., Harris, T., Masinde, S., Meve, U. & Venter, J. (2012). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Apocynaceae(2): 1-530.
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Vernacular names

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English: Persian carpet flower
svenska:  Kalligrafiblomma
中文:  巨龙角
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