Sphaeranthus africanus

Sphaeranthus africanus

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Asterales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Campanulids
Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Inuleae
Subtribus: Plucheinae
Genus: Sphaeranthus
Species: Sphaeranthus africanus

Name

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Sphaeranthus africanus L., 1763

Synonyms

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  • Heterotypic
    • Sphaeranthus cochinchinensis Lour. in Fl. Cochinch. 2: 510 (1790)
    • Sphaeranthus glaber DC. in Prodr. 5: 370 (1836)
    • Sphaeranthus globosus Wall. ex DC. in Prodr. 5: 369 (1836)
    • Sphaeranthus hildebrandtii Baker in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 25: 326 (1890)
    • Sphaeranthus indicus Kurz in J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 46: 183 (1877)
    • Sphaeranthus laevigatus Wall. ex DC. in Prodr. 5: 369 (1836)
    • Sphaeranthus microcephalus Vatke in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 25: 326 (1875)
    • Sphaeranthus microcephalus Willd. in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 3: 2395 (1803)
    • Sphaeranthus ovalis Steetz in W.C.H.Peters, Naturw. Reise Mossambique 6(Bot., 2): 413 (1864)
    • Sphaeranthus paniculatus Cass. in G.-F.Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 50: 211 (1827)
    • Sphaeranthus sphenocleoides Oliv. & Hiern in Fl. Trop. Afr. 3: 333 (1877)
    • Sphaeranthus suberiflorus Hayata in Icon. Pl. Formosan. 8: 55 (1919)

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Asia-Temperate
    • Regional: Indian subcontinent
      • Andaman Is., Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka
    • Regional: China
      • China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Taiwan
  • Continental: Asia-Tropical
    • Regional: Southeastern Asia
      • Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Thailand
    • Regional: Indo-China
      • Cambodia, Vietnam
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Eastern Africa
      • Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania
    • Regional: Western Indian Ocean
      • Madagascar
  • Continental: Australasiae
    • Regional:Australia
      • Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

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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Vernacular names

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English: East Indian Globe Thistle
中文: 戴星草
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