Sphaeranthus africanus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Sphaeranthus africanus L., 1763

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)

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

Linnaeus, C. 1763. Species Plantarum, ed. 2, Tomus II: 1314. Reference page. :

International Plant Names Index. 2023. Sphaeranthus africanus. Published online. Accessed: June 14 2023.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Sphaeranthus africanus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 June 14. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2023. Sphaeranthus africanus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 June 2023.
Hassler, M. 2023. Sphaeranthus africanus. 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. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 June 14. Reference page.

English: East Indian Globe Thistle
中文: 戴星草

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