Asparagaceae

Albuca L.

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 438 (1762)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Africa, Arabian Peninsula.

Distribution

Native to:

Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Repu, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Arkansas, Juan Fernández Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, St.Helena, Western Australia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Manning, J.C., Forest, F., Devey, D.S., Fay, M.F. & Goldblatt, P. (2009). A molecular phylogeny and a revised classification of Ornithogaloideae (Hyacinthaceae) based on an analysis of four placid DNA regions. Taxon 58: 77-107.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 7: 542.
  • Sp. Pl. 308 (1753)

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
  • Knudtzon & Stedje in Nord. J. Bot. 6: 773–786 (1986).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Baker in F.T.A. 7: 528 (1898)
  • Hepper in F.W.T.A., ed. 2, 3: 103 (1968)
  • Knudtzon & Stedje in Nordic Journ. Bot. 6: 783 (1986)
  • sp Pl., ed. 2.: 438 (1762)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Friis, I.; Gilbert, M.G.; Vollesen, K. [3638] Ethiopia K002172361 No
Jacobs, M. [8563] South Africa K002173216 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [9419] K002173136 No
Scheepers, J.C. [687] South Africa K002173116 No
Keay, R.W.J. [22496] Nigeria K:SPC-04395.000 No
Thulin, M.; Dahir, A. [6548] Somalia K002172378 No
J. R. [Houside] Wood [5/72/24] Somalia K002172373 No
Pearson, H.H.W. [4651] Namibia K002173147 No
Schlechter [11307] South Africa K000257325 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rogers, F.A. [13579] Zambia K002172770 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Banda, E.A. [10400] Malawi K002172774 Yes
Moriarty, A. [161] Malawi K002172782 Yes
Ash, J. [3495] Ethiopia K002172360 No
Pearson, H.H.W.; Pillans, N.S. [5801] South Africa K002173144 No
{Mrs. Jonquil Ash} [2931] Ethiopia K002172357 No
Phillips, E.P. [3385] South Africa K002173134 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [9491A] Tanzania K:SPC-25202.000 No
[R. L.] Strecker [s.n.] Ethiopia K002172363 No
Meikle, R.D. [830] Nigeria K:SPC-02310.000 No
{Burchell} [3847] South Africa K002173131 No
Thulin, M.; Dahir, A. [6481] Somalia K002172377 No
Collenette, J.S. [8573] Saudi Arabia K:SPC-58298.000 No
Faulkner, H.G. [70] Mozambique K002172772 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [8154] Saudi Arabia K:SPC-56670.000 No
s.coll. [215] K002173146 No
Rogers, F.A. [22469] South Africa K002172771 Yes
Tanner, R. Tanzania K:SPC-02308.000 No
Gillett, J.B. [14329] Ethiopia K002172362 No
Bryant, E.G. [838] K002173143 No
Rodin, R.J. [3622] South Africa K002173213 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [4062] Kenya K:SPC-35455.000 No
Keay, R.W.J. Nigeria K:SPC-04383.000 No
Mutimushi, J.M. [3551] Zambia K002172781 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [14329] Ethiopia K:SPC-02313.000 No
Gillett, J.B. [13451] Kenya K:SPC-04396.000 No
Burras; Vosa South Africa K:SPC-33054.000 No
[C. N.] Collenette [384] Somalia K002172369 No
Friis, I.; Bidgood, S.; Wandefrash, M.; Gibre-Hiwot, G. [8339] Ethiopia K002172366 No
Codd, L.E. [2155A] South Africa K002173132 No
Richards, H.M. [8911] Zambia K002172777 Yes
Dinter [6664] Namibia K000257299 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002173130 No
{Jansen, P.C.M.; de Koning, J.; Zunguze, D.} [7528] Mozambique K002172783 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [11579] Eswatini K002173208 Yes
Faulkner, H. [K305] Mozambique K:SPC-02302.000 No
Esterhuysen, E.E. [9705] South Africa K002173210 Yes
Dinter [6920] South Africa K000257324 Unknown Type Material Yes
Chevalier, A. [8826] South Africa K000257326 Unknown Type Material Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [5017] Nigeria K:SPC-11006.000 No
{Lady Waffey} [29] Sudan K002172370 No
Collenette, J.S. [9327] Saudi Arabia K:SPC-58514.000 No
Pillans, N.S. [5231] K002173142 No
Faulkner, H.G. [70] Mozambique K002172773 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [3459] Zambia K:SPC-38420.000 No
Friis, I.; Gilbert, M.G.; Vollesen, K. [3637] Ethiopia K002172364 No
K:SPC-02314.000 No
Mutimushi, J.M. [3761] Zambia K002172780 Yes
Tanzania K:SPC-02307.000 No
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [14093] South Africa K002173217 No
Brummitt, R.K.; Patel, I.H. [17127] Malawi K002172775 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [17215] South Africa K002173209 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [10292] Somalia K002172371 No
{Hilliard; Burtt} [10630] South Africa K002173215 Yes
K:SPC-15130.000 No
de Wilde, W.J.J.O. [10119] Ethiopia K002172359 No
Bally, P.R.O.; Melville, R. [15512] Somalia K002172375 No
Ash [1905] Ethiopia K:SPC-35950.000 No
Ash, J.W. [1951] Ethiopia K002172358 No
s.coll. [t84] K002173135 No
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [14843] South Africa K002173219 No
Esterhuysen, E.E. [8498] South Africa K002173212 Yes
Mutimushi, J.M. [2074] Zambia K002172778 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [6721] South Africa K002173145 No
Mutimushi, J.M. [JMM1848] Zambia K002172779 Yes
Godding, H.C. [11] Somalia K002172372 No
s.coll. [16] South Africa K002173133 No
Gillett, J.B.; Hemming, C.F. [24318 - 27] Somalia K002172376 No
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [2021] Tanzania K:SPC-29797.000 No
Gillett, J.B.; Hemming, C.F.; Watson, R.M. [22228] Somalia K002172374 No
King [130] United Kingdom K002173243 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [14843] South Africa K002173218 Yes
s.coll. [12448] South Africa K002173214 Yes
Esterhuysen, E.E. [5900] South Africa K002173211 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [4559] Zambia K:SPC-38401.000 No
Friis, I.; Bidgood, S.; Wandefrash, M.; Legesse, M.; Gibre-Hiwot, G. [8500] Ethiopia K002172365 No
Lavranos South Africa K:SPC-49764.000 No
Collenette, I.S. [5952] Saudi Arabia K:SPC-50051.000 No
Ash [1934] Ethiopia K:SPC-35866.000 No
K:SPC-15131.000 No

Sources

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • 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