Iridaceae
Afrosolen

Afrosolen schimperi (Asch. & Klatt) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning

First published in Bothalia 46(1)-a2024: 4 (2016)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Eritrea to S. Africa. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Caprivi Strip, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Goldblatt, P. & Manning, J.C. (2020). Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42: 1-1159. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Goldblatt, P. (1993). Flora Zambesiaca: i-iv, 1-106. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Goldblatt, P. (1996). Iridaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-89.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 2013 Heath, A; R [1555] Botswana Lapeirousia schimperi K000203524 Yes
Feb 8, 1934 Schimper [2304] Ethiopia Lapeirousia schimperi K000320272 Type Yes
Venter, S. [1725CC] Botswana Lapeirousia schimperi K002208063 Yes
Harrower, A. [ADH4007] Angola Lapeirousia schimperi K002208068 No
Baum, H. [949] Angola Lapeirousia schimperi K002208066 Yes
da Silva, M. [2991] Angola Lapeirousia schimperi K002208067 Yes
Harris, T.; Murray-Hudson, F. [937] Angola Lapeirousia schimperi K000569101 Yes
Rügheimer, S.; Klaassen, E.S.; Hochobes [2912] Namibia Lapeirousia schimperi K001516377 Yes
Wellman, F.C. [1786] Angola Lapeirousia schimperi K002208070 Yes
Welwitsch [1552] Angola Lapeirousia schimperi K000320282 Type Yes
Lugard, E.J. [238] Botswana Lapeirousia schimperi K000320280 Type Yes
Grimshaw, J. [s.n.] Tanzania Lapeirousia schimperi K002208588 No
Faulkner, H.G. [A390] Angola Lapeirousia schimperi K002208071 Yes
Welwitsch [1553] Angola Lapeirousia schimperi K000320281 Type Yes
Alison; Heath, R. [614] Botswana Lapeirousia schimperi K002208062 Yes
Venter, S.; Archer, R.; Hahn, N. [370] Botswana Lapeirousia schimperi K002208065 Yes
Smith, P.A. [1936] Botswana Lapeirousia schimperi K002208061 Yes
Rautanen [106] South Africa Lapeirousia schimperi K000320323 Type Yes
Rautanen [106] South Africa Lapeirousia schimperi K000320324 Type Yes
{Azancot de Menezes} [384] Angola Lapeirousia schimperi K002208072 Yes
Monteiro [s.n.] Angola Lapeirousia schimperi K000320283 Type Yes
Grimshaw, J. [s.n.] Tanzania Lapeirousia schimperi K002208587 No
Raimundo, F.; Matos, C. [4057] Angola Lapeirousia schimperi K002208069 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

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

  • 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

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Plants and People Africa

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
    • © Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/