Melianthus comosus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Geraniales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Geraniales

Melianthus comosus Vahl, Symb. Bot. 3: 86 (1794)

Heterotypic
- Diplerisma comosum (Vahl) Planch., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 20(3): 416 (1851)
"Melianthus africanus minor fœtidus" C.Commelijn, Pl. Rar.: 4, fig. 4 (1716)
- Note: fide Vahl (1794).

Native distribution areas:
Africa Southern Africa Cape Provinces (Eastern Cape Province, Northern Cape Province, Western Cape Province), Lesotho, Namibia, Free State, Northern Provinces (Gauteng, Mpumalanga, North-West Province). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Vahl, M. 1794. Symbolae botanicae, sive plantarum, tam earum, quas in itinere, imprimis orientali, collegit Petrus Forskål, quam aliarum, recentius detectarum, exactiores descriptiones, nec non observationes circa quasdam plantas dudum cognitas. Pars 3. 106 pp., tt. 51–75. Nicolaus Möller & fil., Hauniae [Copenhagen]. BHL Reference page.

Archer, R.H. 2003. Melianthaceae. In: Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.), Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 631. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 1-919795-99-5. ARK: /t50g8869c PDF (97 MB) Reference page.
Commelijn, C. 1716. Horti Medici Amstelaedamensis plantae rariores et exoticae Ad vivum aeri incisae. Lugduni Batavorum: Johannes M. Du Vivie. Bibioteca Digital. Reference page.
Mannheimer, C.A. & Curtis, B.A. 2009. Le Roux and Müller's field guide to the trees and shrubs of Namibia, rev. ed. 525 pp. Windhoek: Macmillan Education Namibia. ISBN 978-99916-0-970-6 Reference page.
Planchon, J.E. 1851. XXV. On Meliantheæ, a new Natural Order. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 20(3): 403–418. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1846.tb00433.x BHL Reference page.

Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group, 2021. Melianthus comosus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021. IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T146300468A208447696.en.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Melianthus comosus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 September 1. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. Melianthus comosus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 July 8. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Melianthus comosus. Accessed: 8 July 2021.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Melianthus comosus. Published online. Accessed: 8 July 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Melianthus comosus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 8 July 2021.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Melianthus comosus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Afrikaans: Kruidjie-roer-my-nie
English: Honey flower
SiSwati: iBonya
isiXhosa: uBuhlunguwemamba
isiZulu: iBonya (Tvl)