Boraginaceae
Cynoglossum

Cynoglossum coeruleum Hochst. ex A.DC.

First published in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 10: 148 (1846)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to S. Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the montane tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Repu, Ethiopia, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hedberg, I., Kelbessa, E., Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Persson, E. (eds.) (2006). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 5: 1-690. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Launert, E. & Pope, G.V. (eds.) (1990). Flora Zambesiaca 7(4): 1-114. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • König, J. & al. (2015). A revision of the genus Cynoglossum L. (Boraginaceae Juss.) in Nepal and notes on the widespread Asian species. Phytotaxa 224: 1-28. [Cited as Cynoglossum furcatum.]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A.DC. in DC., Prodr. 10: 148 (1846).
  • Bak. & Wright in Flora of Tropical Africa 4(2): 53 (1905), pro parte.
  • Brand in A. Engler, Das Pflanzenreich IV. 252(78): 146 (1921).
  • Cufod., Enumeratio Plantarum Aethiopiae Spermatophyta (Supplement in Bull. Jard. Bot. Brux.) p. 781 (1962).
  • Engl., Hochgebirgsfl. Trop. Afr.: 353 (1892).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1985 Thomas, D.W. [4639] Cameroon K000029852 No
Jan 1, 1961 Morton, J.K. [841] Cameroon K000029867 No
Jan 1, 1961 Morton, J.K. [7077] Cameroon K000029866 No
Jan 1, 1961 Adebusuyi, J.K. [44026] Cameroon K000029865 No
Jan 1, 1961 Morton, J.K. [6738] Cameroon K000029868 No
Jan 1, 1961 Akpabla, G.K. [10536] Cameroon K000029869 No
Jan 1, 1958 Maitland, T.D. [1015] Cameroon K000029864 No
Jan 1, 1958 Dalziel, J.M. [8214] Cameroon K000029859 No
Jan 1, 1958 Hutchinson, J.; Metcalfe, C.R. [12] Cameroon K000029857 No
Jan 1, 1958 Mildbraed, G., W. J. [108] Cameroon K000029860 No
Jan 1, 1958 Maitland, T.D. [47] Cameroon K000029861 No
Jan 1, 1958 Maitland, T.D. [973bis] Cameroon K000029863 No
Jan 1, 1958 Maitland, T.D. [949] Cameroon K000029862 No
Jan 1, 1958 Deistel, H. [653] Cameroon K000029858 No
Guillaumet, J.L. [2786] Ethiopia K001639441 Yes
Ashworth, J.; Ndo, J. [119] Cameroon K000875869 Yes
Ashworth, J.; Ndo, J. [119] Cameroon K000875870 Yes
Peter, A. [52319] Tanzania K001581962 Yes
Quartin-Dillion; Petit [88] Ethiopia K000418928 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schimper [542] Ethiopia K000418927 Isotype Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [9335] Cameroon K000029855 No
Brenan, J.P.M. [9335] Cameroon K000029856 No
Tweedie, E.M. [4155] Kenya K:SPC-04091.000 No

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

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    • © 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