Aponogetonaceae
Aponogeton

Aponogeton afroviolaceus Lye

First published in Bot. Not. 129: 68 (1976)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya to Zimbabwe. It is a tuberous hydrogeophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Lye, K.A. (1989). Aponogetonaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-10.
  • Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds.) (2004). A Checklist of Zimbabwean Vascular Plants: 1-148. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network (SABONET), Pretoria.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2009). Flora Zambesiaca 12(2): 1-208. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Cook, Aq. Wetl. Pl. Sthn. Africa: 57 (2004).
  • Gibbs Russell in Kirkia 10: 435 (1977).
  • Lye in Bot. Not. 129: 68 (1976);
  • Lye in F.T.E.A. Aponogetonaceae: 4 (1989).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • H. Bruggen in Bibl. Bot. 33, 137: 50 (1985).
  • Lye in Bot. Notis. 129: 68 (1976).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 2002 Richards, H.M. [4403] Zambia K000211090 No
Nov 1, 2002 Richards, H.M. [12274] Zambia K000211086 No
Nov 1, 2002 Richards, H.M. [17503] Zambia K000211087 No
Feb 6, 1985 Fanshawe, D.B. [5919] Zambia K000211089 No
Feb 6, 1985 Robinson, E.A. [724] Zambia K000211088 No
Feb 6, 1985 Richards, M. [17567] Tanzania K000211094 No
Feb 6, 1985 Polhill; Paulo, S. [1387] Tanzania K000211095 Yes
Feb 6, 1985 Lye, K.A.; Katende, A.B.; Faden, R.B. [6348] Kenya K000346039 Isotype Yes
Feb 6, 1985 Hornby, R.M. [46160] Zimbabwe K000211093 No
May 12, 1986 Faden, R.B. [67312] Kenya Aponogeton afroviolaceus var. angustifolius K000211091 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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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