Gentianaceae

Enicostema Blume

First published in Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 848 (1826), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Ethiopia to S. Africa and S. Malesia, Central America, Caribbean to Venezuela.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Assam, Botswana, Cocos (Keeling) Is., Costa Rica, Ethiopia, Gulf States, Guyana, India, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, Northern Provinces, Oman, Pakistan, Panamá, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Windward Is., Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Cuba, Dominican Republic

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 4, 1: 563. Nom. cons.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Raynal in Adansonia, Sér. 2, 9: 75 (1969).
  • in Bijd. Fl. Nederl. Indie14: 848 (1826).

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 3, (2006) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
  • Raynal in Adansonia, sér. 2, 9: 57–85 (1969).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • G.P. 2: 807 (1876)
  • Klack. in Fl. Madag. 168: 149 (1990)
  • Raynal in Adansonia, sér. 2, 9: 57–85 (1969)
  • in Bijd. Fl. Nederl. Indie 14: 848 (1826)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 2019 Zandamela, J.; Datizua, C.; Osborne, J.; Langa, C.; Melecuane, B. [134] Mozambique K001346669 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • 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

  • 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