Orobanchaceae
Hedbergia

Hedbergia abyssinica (Hochst. ex Benth.) Molau

First published in Nordic J. Bot. 8: 195 (1988)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Nigeria to Cameroon, Ethiopia to Malawi. It is a hemiparasitic subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the montane tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A., Hepper, F.N. & Philcox, D. (2008). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Scrophulariaceae: 1-211.
  • Hedberg, I., Kelbessa, E., Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Persson, E. (eds.) (2006). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 5: 1-690. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Philcox, D. (1990). Flora Zambesiaca 8(2): 1-179. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Philcox, D. (1990). Flora Zambesiaca 8(2): 1-179. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • F.Z. 8(2): 156 (1990)
  • Fl. Ethiop. & Eritr. 5: 305 (2006).
  • Nord. Journ. Bot. 8: 195 (1988)
  • U.K.W.F.: 262, pl. 113 (1994)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 1, 2000 Kamundi, D. [731] Cameroon K000339184 No
Dec 1, 2000 Buzgo, M. [669] Cameroon K000339181 No
Dec 1, 2000 Pollard, B.J. [364] Cameroon K000339185 No
Dec 1, 2000 Cheek, M. [8657] Cameroon K000339182 No
Mar 1, 2000 Etuge, M. [3488] Cameroon K000339183 No
Mar 1, 1997 Munyenyembe, P. [759] Cameroon K000339180 No
Jan 1, 1979 Maitland, T.D. [668] Cameroon K000028882 No
Meurillon, A. [1168] Cameroon K000028890 No
Roth, D. [460] Ethiopia K000405516 Unknown Type Material Yes
Morton, J.K. [609] Cameroon K000028893 No
Dunlap [198] Cameroon K000028883 No
Snowden, J.D. [450] Uganda K000405513 Type Yes
Tadesse, M.; Kagnew, G. [1618-1652] Ethiopia K001513076 No
Schimper, M.W. [719] Ethiopia K000405515 Unknown Type Material Yes
Migeod, F., W. H. [183] Cameroon K000028881 No
Maitland, T.D. [1298] Cameroon K000028888 No
Lowe J. [2968] Cameroon K000028885 No
Mann, G. [1986] Cameroon K000028899 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mann, G. [1986] Cameroon K000028898 Unknown Type Material Yes
McClounie, J. [60] Malawi K000405512 Type Yes
Maitland, T.D. [1025] Cameroon K000028901 No
Morton, J.K. [545] Cameroon K000028887 No
Tamajong, S. [FHI 22213] Cameroon K000028884 No
Schimper [356] Ethiopia K000405517 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schimper [356] Ethiopia K000405518 Unknown Type Material Yes
Morton, J.K. [853] Cameroon K000028886 No
Hepper, F.N. [2843] Cameroon K000028900 No
Boughey, A.S. [12657] Cameroon K000028891 No
Maitland, T.D. [805] Cameroon K000028879 No
Keay, R.W.J. [28607] Cameroon K000028895 No
Mann, G. [1264] Cameroon K000028897 Type Yes
Boughey, A.S. [12657] Cameroon K000028894 No
Johnston, H.H. [80] Cameroon K000028880 No
Hepper, F.N. [2093] Cameroon K000028892 No
Maitland, T.D. [1190] Cameroon K000028896 No
Quartin-Dillon et Petit [216] Ethiopia K000405514 Unknown Type Material Yes
Boughey, A.S. [10594] Cameroon K000028902 No

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 Tropical East Africa

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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical 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