Thespesia garckeana

Thespesia garckeana

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Malvoideae
Tribus: Gossypieae
Genus: Thespesia
Species: Thespesia garckeana
Varietates: T. g. var. garckeana  – T. g. var. schliebenii

Name

Thespesia garckeana F.Hoffm., Beitr. Kenntn. Fl. Centr.-Ost-Afr.: 12. 1889.

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Azanza garckeana (F.Hoffm.) Exell & Hillc. in Mendonca, Contrib. Conhec. Fl. Mocamb. 2: (Estud., Ens. & Docum. 12.) 59. 1954.
  • Bupariti garckeana (F.Hoffm.) Rothm. in Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 53: 7 (1944)
  • Shantzia garckeana (F.Hoffm.) Lewton in J. Washington Acad. Sci. 18: 13 (1928)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Central Africa Botswana, Burundi, Caprivi Strip, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe Regional: Eastern Africa Chad, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Sudan, Tanzania Regional: Western Africa Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Sudan, Tanzania Doubtfully present in: Angola References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hoffmann, F. 1889. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Flora von Central-Ost-Afrika. 39 pp. Hermann Dabis, Jena. Online Reference page. : 12

Additional references

• Verdcourt, B. & Mwachala, G.M. (2009). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Malvaceae: 1-170.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Thespesia garckeana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 October 01. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Thespesia garckeana. Published online. Accessed: October 01 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Thespesia garckeana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 October 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Thespesia garckeana. 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 October 01. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Thespesia garckeana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: African chewing gum, snot apple, tree hibiscus
Hausa: Goron tula
chiShona: Mutohwe
Tiếng Việt: Azanza garckeana

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