Stephania abyssinica

Stephania abyssinica var. tomentella

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Ranunculales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Ordo: Ranunculales

Familia: Menispermaceae
Subfamilia: Menispermoideae
Tribus: Cissampelideae
Genus: Stephania
Species: Stephania abyssinica
Varietates: S. a. var. abyssinica – S. a. var. tomentella

Name

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Stephania abyssinica (Quart.-Dill. & A.Rich.) Walp., Repert. Bot. Syst. 1(1): 96. 1842.

Synonymy

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  • Basionym
    • Clypea abyssinica Quart.-Dill. & A.Rich., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 2, 14: 263. 1840.
  • Homotypic
    • Stenaphia abyssinica (Quart.-Dill. & A.Rich.) A.Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 9. 1847, sphalm.

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Western Africa
      • Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Nigeria
    • Regional: Southern Africa
      • Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Northern Provinces, Swaziland
    • Regional: Central Africa
      • Central African Repu, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
    • Regional: Eastern Africa
      • Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Sudan, Tanzania
  • Continental: Asia´temperate
    • Regional: Peninsular Arabia
      • 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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Walp., 1840. Repert. Bot. Syst. 1(1): 96.

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Note:

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The name Stephania abyssinica has also been applied to Stephania dinklagei.

Vernacular names

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አማርኛ: እንጎችት
azərbaycanca: Abissin stefaniyası
Yorùbá: Gbejedi
isiZulu: umThombo, umTambane
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