Sphaeranthus africanus

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

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

Name

Sphaeranthus africanus L., 1763

Synonyms

• 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

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

Primary references

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

Links

• 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. 

Vernacular names

English: East Indian Globe Thistle
中文: 戴星草

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