Anthospermum welwitschii

Type of Anthospermum welwitschii (BM000903647)

(Iso)type of Anthospermum cliffortioides (BM000903648)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Rubioideae
Tribus: Anthospermeae
Genus: Anthospermum
Species: Anthospermum welwitschii

Name

Anthospermum welwitschii Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. 1: 500 (1898); as A. Welwitschii

Typus: F. Welwitsch 5335 (male, in flower, April 1860; BM [[https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bd19d2a9-f29a-4f1f-ae01-acf7821dfd40 BM000903647]^(JSTOR), 'Type'], LISU [[https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.lisu208673 LISU208673]]; isotypi: G [[http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/chg/adetail.php?id=52246&lang=en G00014355]^(JSTOR), 'TYPUS'], P [[http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/p/p00462493 P00462493]^(JSTOR)]).
- Note: Verdcourt (1976) claims that holotype is in LISU and isotype in BM, while Puff (1986: 190) states holotype in BM and isotypes in G and K (cf. K000422833^(JSTOR), without any type indication).
Type locality: [Angola.] Huilla[Huíla]: in wooded thickets of the Panda forests, near Eme.

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Anthospermum cliffortioides K.Schum. in A.Engler, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30: 416 (1901); not accepted by Verdcourt (1976), Puff (1986: 190) and Govaerts (1995, 2003) [cited as Anthospermum welwitschii]
  - Typus: W. Goetze 1082 (in flower, July 1899; holotypus: B, destroyed; isotypi: BM [[https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/acb99e24-34f4-4518-bea2-c7f73c50ed4c BM000903648]^(JSTOR), 'Type'], BR [[https://www.botanicalcollections.be/specimen/BR0000008826794 BR0000008826794]^(JSTOR), under number '1081'], E [[https://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E00199120 E00199120]^(JSTOR)], G [[http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/chg/adetail.php?id=82587&lang=en G00014356]^(JSTOR)], K [[https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/912354755 K000422837]^(JSTOR)], L 0057665^(JSTOR)).
  - Type locality: [Tanzania.] Usafua[, Mbeya Mt.]: mit der vorigen Art[Anthospermum leuconeuron K.Schum. = Anthospermum usambarense K.Schum.] und zwischen ihr wachsend.
- Anthospermum sp. sensu Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees Shrubs: 425 (1961); not accepted by Verdcourt (1976) and Beentje (1994) [cited as Anthospermum welwitschii]
- Anthospermum uwembae Gilli, Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 77: 18 (1973); not accepted by Verdcourt (1976) [cited as Anthospermum usambarense], Puff (1986: 190) and Govaerts (1995, 2003) [cited as Anthospermum welwitschii]
  - Typus: A. Gilli 399 (26 July 1958, August, flower(s), fruit; holotypus: W 1973-0001008^(JSTOR)).
  - Type locality: [Tanzania. Njombe District:] Hang bei Uwemba, aufgelassenes Feld, 2150 m, in der Pflanzengesellschaft herrscht Digitaria velutina var. glabrescens [= D. abyssinica (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Stapf].

Misapplied names

Anthospermum ammannioides sensu auctt. Afr. austr., non S.Moore, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 40: 102 (1911)
- Note: vide Puff (1986: 190).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West-Central Tropical Africa Zaïre East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania South Tropical Africa Angola, Malawi, Zambia Southern Africa Northern Provinces References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Hiern, W.P. 1898. Catalogue of the African Plants collected by Dr. Friedrich Welwitsch in 1853–61. [Vol. I.] Dicotyledons, Part II. Combretaceæ to Rubiaceæ. Pp. 337–510 BHL; Dicotyledons, Part III. Dipsaceæ to Scrophulariaceæ. Pp. 511–784 BHL. London. Reference page.

Additional references

Engler, A. et al. 1901. Berichte über die botanischen Ergebnisse der Nyassa-See- und Kinga-Gebirgs-Expedition der Hermann- und Elise- geb. Heckmann-Wentzel-Stiftung. IV. Die von W. Goetze am Rukwa-See und Nyassa-See sowie in zwischen beiden Seen gelegenen Gebirgsländern, insbesondere dem Kinga-Gebirge gesammelten Pflanzen, nebst einigen Nachträgen (durch * bezeichnet) zu Bericht III. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 30: 239–445, tt. 4-22. BHL Reference page.
Dale, I.R. & Greenway, P.J. 1961. Kenya Trees and Shrubs. Nairobi: Buchanan's Kenya Estates and Hatchards. Internet Archive. Reference page.
Gilli, A. 1973. Beiträge zur Flora von Tanganyika und Kenya IV. Sympetalae (ohne Compositae). Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 77: 15–57. JSTOR Reference page.
Verdcourt, B. 1976. Rubiaceae. 414 pp. In Polhill, R.M. (ed.), Flora of Tropical East Africa. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, United Kingdom. Online (JSTOR). Reference page.
Puff, C. 1986. A Biosystematic Study of the African and Madagascan Rubiaceae-Anthospermeae. Plant Systematics and Evolution Supplement 3: 1–535. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-8851-4 Google Books. Reference page.
Beentje, H.J. 1994. Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas. Nairobi, Kenya: National Museum of Kenya. 762 p. Online. ISBN 9966-9861-0-3. Reference page.
Govaerts, R.H.A. 1995. World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2). 483, 529 pp. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-341-0852-X (issue 1) ISBN 90-341-0853-8 (issue 2). Reference page.
Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Anthospermum welwitschii in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 24. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Anthospermum welwitschii in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 November 4. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Anthospermum welwitschii. Published online. Accessed: 4 November 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Anthospermum welwitschii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 4 November 2021.

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