Gentianaceae
Exochaenium

Exochaenium grande (E.Mey.) Griseb.

First published in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 55 (1845)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nigeria to Ethiopia and S. Africa. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Ethiopia, Free State, Gabon, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Somalia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (eds.) (2020). Flore du Gabon 54: 1-132. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919. [Cited as Sebaea grandis.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • 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.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Kissling, J. (2012). Taxonomy of Exochaenium and Lagenias: two resurrected genera of Tribe Exaceae (Gentianaceae). Systematic Botany 37: 238-253.
  • Launert, E. & Pope, G.V. (eds.) (1990). Flora Zambesiaca 7(4): 1-114. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 8, 2006 Bingham, M.G. [8888] Zambia K001871398 No
Feb 6, 2019 Bytebier, B. [3591] Zambia Sebaea grandis K001291952 Yes
Aug 1, 1998 [4919] South Africa Sebaea grandis K000195294 Lectotype Yes
Aug 1, 1998 Drège [s.n.] South Africa Sebaea grandis K000195298 Isolectotype Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Holub [s.n.] Botswana Sebaea grandis K000195337 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Baum, H. [640] Angola Sebaea grandis K000195332 Unknown Type Material Yes
Apr 20, 1959 Nelson, W. [390] South Africa Sebaea grandis K000195302 Unknown Type Material Yes
Apr 20, 1959 Wood, M [541] South Africa Sebaea grandis K000195293 Type Yes
Apr 20, 1959 Wood, M. [9322] South Africa Sebaea grandis K000195292 Type Yes
Last [s.n.] Mozambique Sebaea grandis K000195330 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cooper, T. [2758] South Africa Sebaea grandis K000195300 Unknown Type Material Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [9087A] Tanzania Sebaea grandis K:SPC-11159.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [9087] Tanzania Sebaea grandis K:SPC-09878.000 No
Baur, R. [155] South Africa Sebaea grandis K000195296 Unknown Type Material Yes
Doggett, W., G. [s.n.] Sebaea grandis K000195331 Unknown Type Material Yes
Newton, J. [s.n.] Angola Sebaea grandis K000195333 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich [1192] South Africa Sebaea grandis K000195295 Unknown Type Material Yes
Burke [205] South Africa Sebaea grandis K000195297 Unknown Type Material Yes
Johnston, H., H. [s.n.] Angola Sebaea grandis K000195334 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cooper, T. [2754] South Africa Sebaea grandis K000195299 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wood, M [109] South Africa Sebaea grandis K000195301 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

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  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

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    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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