Scrophulariaceae
Aptosimum

Aptosimum decumbens Schinz

First published in Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 31: 184 (1890)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical Africa to Namibia. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Kolberg, H. & van Slageren, M. (2016). A synopsis of Aptosimum and Peliostomum (Scrophulariaceae) in Namibia, including the description of a new species, Aptosimum radiatum, and keys to all accepted species. Kew Bulletin 71(16): 1-50. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Philcox, D. (1990). Flora Zambesiaca 8(2): 1-179. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Bulletin

  • Engler & Gilg (1903: 361)
  • Hemsley & Skan (1906: 272)
  • Hiern (1898: 755)
  • Merxmüller & Roessler (1967: 16)
  • Philcox 1990: 7
  • Schinz (1890: 184)
  • Smithies & Ready 2003: 864.
  • Weber 1907: 72

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 2022 Maiato, F.; Chisingui, V..; Camôngua, J. [FM1803] Angola K001614782 Yes
Bamps, P.; Martins, S. [4366] Angola K001008409 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [2678] Angola K001008399 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [2515] Angola K001008398 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Angola K001008401 Yes
Baum, H. [432] Angola K001008402 Yes
Henriques, C. [994] Angola K001008406 Yes
Gossweiler [10988] Angola K001008403 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [4452] Angola K001008404 Yes
Menezes, A. [3236] Angola K001008408 Yes
Henriques, C.; Brites, M. [1105] Angola K001008405 Yes
de Menezes, A. [719] Angola K001008397 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [2515] Angola K001008400 Yes

Sources

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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

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    • 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

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    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
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