Colchicaceae
Wurmbea

Wurmbea tenuis (Hook.f.) Baker

First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 17: 436 (1879)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Free State, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Geerinck, D. (2012). Contribution à la flore d' Afrique centrale: Colchicaceae et Flagellariaceae. Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 33: 1-30.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1968). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(1): 1-276.
  • Hoenselaar, K. (2005). Colchicaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-20.
  • Velayos, M. & al. (eds.) (2018). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 10: 1-491. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 7: 560.
  • in J. Linn. Soc. 17: 436 (1879)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1968). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(1): 1-276.
  • Hoenselaar, K. (2005). Colchicaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-20.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2009). Flora Zambesiaca 12(2): 1-208. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Baker in Flora of Tropical Africa 7: 560 (1898).
  • Baker in Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 17 (103): 436 (1879)
  • Hanid in A.D.Q. Agnew, Upland Kenya Wild Flowers p. 674 (1974)
  • Hanid in Upland Kenya Wild Flowers ed. 2: 322, t. 149 (1994).
  • Hepper in F.T.W.A. 3(1): 107 (1968).
  • Nordenstam in Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinb. 36(2): 221 (1978).
  • Polhill in Journ. E. Africa Nat. Hist. Soc. 24: 24 (1962).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1995 Sunderland, T.C.H. [1423] Cameroon K000011655 Yes
Jan 1, 1977 illegible [1454] Equatorial Guinea K000099996 Holotype Yes
Darbyshire, I.; Cheso; Atem; Barlas; Guedje; Charles [445] Cameroon K001422508 Yes
Upson, T. [100] Cameroon K000541647 Yes
Verdcourt, B. [3766] Kenya K:SPC-31190.000 No
Polhill, R. [431] Kenya K:SPC-03699.000 No
Rayner, R.W. [453] Kenya K:SPC-02493.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [3173A] Zambia K:SPC-38342.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical 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/

  • 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