Thymelaeaceae
Lasiosiphon

Lasiosiphon kraussianus (Meisn.) Meisn.

First published in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 14: 596 (1857)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Repu, Chad, Free State, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers. [Cited as Gnidia kraussiana.]
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux. [Cited as Gnidia kraussiana.]
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Gnidia kraussiana.]
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort. [Cited as Gnidia kraussiana.]

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Man. Fl. Pl. Transvaal 1: 207 (1926).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(1): 1-85. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Lebrun, J.-P., Audru, J., Gaston, A. & Mosnier, M. (1972). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Tchad Méridional: 1-289. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Robyns, A. (1975). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire-rwanda-Burundi), Thymelaeaceae: 1-68. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Boissiera 65: 1-391.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Vos, W. [329] South Africa K001275185 Yes
Jan 1, 2022 Patel, H. [14] Mozambique Gnidia kraussiana K001417362 Yes
Sinsin, B.; Agbani, P.; Yédomonhan, H. [2639] Benin Gnidia kraussiana K001562108 Yes
Merrett, L. [2246] Zambia Gnidia kraussiana K001560972 Yes
Swynnerton, C.F.M. [6134] Gnidia kraussiana K000322621 Type Yes
Merrett, L. [2288] Zambia Gnidia kraussiana K001614475 Yes
Goyder, D.J.; Gomes, A. [9097] Angola Gnidia kraussiana K001625981 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [116] Gnidia kraussiana K000322643 Type Yes
Goyder, D.J.; Gomes, A. [9085] Angola Gnidia kraussiana K001625975 Yes
Newton, F. [s.n.] Angola Gnidia kraussiana K000322624 Type Yes
Merrett, L. [2865] Zambia Gnidia kraussiana K001635140 No
van der Burg, W.J.; Akoègninou, A.; Essou, J.-P.; Agbani, P. [1483] Benin Gnidia kraussiana K001562038 Yes
Kersting [36] Togo Gnidia kraussiana K000322626 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kersting [36] Togo Gnidia kraussiana K000322625 Type Yes
Thomson [s.n.] Gnidia kraussiana K000378911 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

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  • 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