Caryophyllaceae
Colobanthus

Colobanthus kerguelensis Hook.f.

First published in Fl. Antarct.: 249 (1845)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kerguelen, Crozet Islands, Marion Island, Prince Edward Island, Heard Island. It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Crozet Is., Heard-McDonald Is., Kerguelen, Marion-Prince Edward

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Chastain, A. (1961). La flore et la végétation des Iles Kerguelen. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Serie B. Botanique 11: 1-136.
  • George, A.S., Orchard, A.E. & Hewson, H.J. (eds.) (1993). Oceanic islands 2. Flora of Australia 50: 1-606. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Gremmen, N.J.M. (1982). The vegetation of the Subantarctic islands Marion and Prince Edward: 1-149. Dr W. Junk publishers. The Hague, Boston, London.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Gremmen, N.J.M. (1982). The vegetation of the Subantarctic islands Marion and Prince Edward: 1-149. Dr W. Junk publishers. The Hague, Boston, London.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 1, 1999 Hooker, J.D. [769] French Southern and Antarctic Lands K000723182 Type Yes
Lourteig, A.; Cour, P. [160] French Southern and Antarctic Lands K001574066 Yes
Lourteig, A.; Cour, P. [274] French Southern and Antarctic Lands K001574067 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] French Southern and Antarctic Lands K000723186 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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