Fabaceae
Trifolium

Trifolium africanum Ser.

First published in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 2: 200 (1825)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Gillett, J. B. (1952). Kew Bull. 7:367-404. Trifolium in Africa
  • Zohary, M. & Heller, D. (1984). The Genus Trifolium. Jerusalem.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 1, 2004 DLamini, M.D.; Nkuna, L.A.; Wyk, E. [585] South Africa K000459841 No
Jan 1, 1920 Wilms, F. [288] South Africa K000459837 No
Jarman, N. [135] South Africa K000459845 No
Rehmann, D.r., .A. [83] South Africa K000459848 No
Simon, G.M. [2] South Africa K000459857 No
Balsinhas, A. [2854] South Africa K000459844 No
Moll, E.J. [1437] South Africa K000459860 No
Matthaei, G. [17] South Africa K000459861 No
Burtt, B.L.; Hilliard [6050] South Africa K000459843 No
Moll, E.J. [662] South Africa K000459863 No
Burtt Davy, J. [837] South Africa K000459851 No
Burtt Davy, J. [837] South Africa K000459852 No
Long, J.R. [s.n.] South Africa K000459850 No
Prosser [1144] South Africa K000459838 No
Devenish [238] South Africa K000459858 No
Burchell, W.J. [2817] South Africa K000226784 Type Yes
McClean, B. [303] South Africa K000459865 No
Kuntze, O. [s.n.] South Africa K000459846 No
Sanderson [s.n.] South Africa K000226786 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bolus, H. [3151] South Africa K000459853 No
Wilms, F. [288] South Africa K000226787 Type Yes
Guillarmod, A.J. [812] Lesotho K000459855 No
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [6906] South Africa K000459862 No
Jacot-Guillarmod, A. [1921] Lesotho K000459840 No
Goosens, A.P. [634] South Africa K000459856 No
Hutchinson, J. [2983] South Africa K000459849 No
Galpin, E.E. [9793] South Africa K000459847 No
MacOwan, P. [502] South Africa K000226785 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mogg, A.O.D. [16845] South Africa K000459854 No
Germishuizen, G. [2833] South Africa K000459842 No
Strey, R.G. [4320] South Africa K000459859 No
Codd, L.E. [8423] South Africa K000459866 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • 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