Amaryllidaceae
Ammocharis

Ammocharis angolensis (Baker) Milne-Redh. & Schweick.

First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 52: 186 (1939)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Uganda to Angola. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Geerinck, D. (1973). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi) Amaryllidaceae: 1-23. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Nordal, I. (1982). Amaryllidaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-30.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2008). Flora Zambesiaca 13(1): 1-140. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Zimudzi, C., Archer, R.H., Kwembeya, E.G. & Nordal, I. (2006). Synopsis of Amaryllidaceae from the Flora Zambesiaca area. Kirkia. The Zimbabwe Journal of Botany 18: 151-168.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 52: 186 (1939).
  • ―Geerinck in F.A.C., Amaryllidaceae: 4, t.l (1973).
  • ―Nordal in F.T.E.A., Amaryllidaceae: 20 (1982).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Geerinck, D. (1973). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi) Amaryllidaceae: 1-23. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.
  • Nordal, I. (1982). Amaryllidaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-30.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Geerinck in Flore d'Afrique Centrale, Amaryll.:4, t. 1(1973).
  • Milne-Redh. & Schweick. in Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 52: 186 (1939).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Richards, H.M. (Mrs.) [16923] Zambia K002850440 Yes
Azancot de Meneses [1362] Angola K002850443 Yes
Richards, H.M. [13032] Tanzania K002850395 Yes
Maiato, F.; Chisingui, V..; Camôngua, J. [FM1815] Angola K001614787 Yes
Paterson, K.R.; Milne-Redhead [M7] Zambia K002850441 Yes
Paterson, K.R. [M7] Zambia K002850437 Yes
Bullock, A.A. [1296] Zambia K002850435 Yes
Paterson, K.R. [M7] Zambia K:SPC-15589.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [4659] Zambia K002850436 Yes
s.coll. [F11353] Zambia K002850442 Yes
Feb 1, 1937 Snowden, J.D. [1055] Uganda Ammocharis heterostyla K000365402 Type Yes
Feb 1, 1937 Snowden, J.D. [1055] Uganda Ammocharis heterostyla K000365401 Type Yes
Jex-Blake, M. (Lady) [B 1372] Ammocharis heterostyla K002850388 Yes
Major E.J.; Lugard, C. [421] Kenya Ammocharis heterostyla K002850392 Yes
Ammocharis heterostyla K:SPC-19058.000 No
Barney, R.W. [s.n.] Kenya Ammocharis heterostyla K002850391 Yes
{Gardner, H.M.; S. Mt.Elgon} [2276] Kenya Ammocharis heterostyla K002850390 Yes
Tweedie, E.M. Kenya Ammocharis heterostyla K:SPC-17320.000 No
Jex-Blake, M. (Lady) [3617] Kenya Ammocharis heterostyla K002850394 Yes
Jex-Blake, M. (Lady) [3617] Kenya Ammocharis heterostyla K002850389 Yes
Tweedie, D.R. Kenya Ammocharis heterostyla K:SPC-17322.000 No
[illegible] [282] Ammocharis heterostyla K002850393 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 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