Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Stephania hernandiifolia var. tomentella (Oliv.) T.Durand & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afr. 1(2): 49. 1898.

• Heterotypic
  • Cissampelos umbellata E.Mey. ex Miers, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 2, 7(37): 40. 1851, nom. nud.
  • Homocnemia umbellata (E.Mey. ex Miers) Miers, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 2, 7(37): 40. 1851, comb. inval.
  • Homocnemia meyeriana Miers ex Harv. in Harv. & Sond., Fl. Cap. 1: 10. 1860. (as H. Meyeriana)
  • Cissampelos umbellata E.Mey. ex Harv. in Harv. & Sond., Fl. Cap. 1: 10. 1860, nom. inval. pro syn.
  • Stephania meyeriana (Miers ex Harv.) Harv., Gen. S. Afr. Pl., ed. 2: (3–)4. 1868, comb. inval.
  • Clypea meridiana Miers, Contr. Bot. 3: 210(–95). 1871.
  • Stephania praelata Miers, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, 18(103): 16. 1866, nom. nud. – Contr. Bot. 3: 230. 1871.
  • Stephania hernandiifolia var. pubescens Szyszył., Polypet. Thalam. Rehmann.: 10. 1887.
  • Stephania abyssinica var. pilosa Engl., Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas C: 181. 1895.

• Misapplied names
  • Stephania discolor sensu R.Pott, Ann. Transvaal Mus. 6(4): 126. 1920. – non Stephania discolor (Blume) Spreng., Syst. Veg. (ed. 16) 4(2, Cur. Post.): 316. 1827.
  • Stephania hernandiifolia auct. – non Stephania hernandiifolia (Willd.) Walp., Repert. Bot. Syst. 1: 96. 1842.

Primary references

• Engler, A. 1895. Fam.: Menispermaceae. Pp. 181–182 in Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas und der Nachbargebiete, Theil C, Verzeichniss der bis jetzt aus Ost-Afrika bekannt gewordenen Pflanzen. Dietrich Reimer, Berlin. BHL Reference page. 
• Harvey, W.H. 1860. Order III. Menispermaceae, DC. Pp. 9–13 in Harvey, W.H. & Sonder, O.W., Flora Capensis: being a systematic description of the plants of the Cape Colony, Caffraria, & Port Natal, Vol. 1, Ranunculaceae to Connaraceae. Hodges, Smith, and Co., Dublin; A. S. Robertson, Capetown. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• De Wet, H., Struwig , M. & Van Wyk, B.-E. 2014. Taxonomic notes on the genus Stephania (Menispermaceae) in southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany 95: 146–151. DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2014.09.006 PDFReference page. 
• Troupin, G. 1951. 34. Menispermaceae. Pp. 202–255 in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, Vol. 2. Institut National pour l'Étude Agronomique du Congo Belge, Bruxelles [Brussels]. Reference page. 
• Troupin, G. 1956. Menispermaceae. In Turrill, W.B. & Milne-Redhead, E. (eds.), Flora of Tropical East Africa. 32 pp. Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations, London. ISBN 978-1-84246-286-7 Online Reference page. 
• Troupin, G. 1960. 7. Menispermaceae. Pp. 150–171 in Exell, A.W. & Wild, H. (eds.), Flora Zambesiaca, Vol. 1, part 1. Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations, London. Online Reference page. 
• Troupin, G. 1962. Monographie des Menispermaceae africaines. 313 pp. (Mémoires in-8vo, Nouv. sér., Tome XIII, fasc. 2.) Académie Royale des Sciences d'Outre-Mer, Classe des Sciences Naturelles et Médicales, Bruxelles. PDF (20 MB) Reference page. 
• Troupin, G. & Keay, R.W.J. 1954. 12. Menispermaceae. Pp. 66–77 in Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J., Flora of West Tropical Africa, 2nd ed., Vol. 1(1). Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations, London. Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Stephania abyssinica var. tomentella.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Stephania abyssinica var. tomentella. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 January 2020.
• African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Stephania abyssinica var. tomentella. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 02 January 2020.