Afrobrunnichia

Afrobrunnichia erecta

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Polygonaceae
Subfamilia: Eriogonoideae
Tribus: Brunnichieae
Genus: Afrobrunnichia
Species: A. africana – A. erecta

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Afrobrunnichia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov 29. Reference page.

Name

Afrobrunnichia Hutch. & Dalziel Fl. W. Trop. Afr. [Hutchinson & Dalziel] 1: 118. (1927)

• Type species: Afrobrunnichia erecta (Asch.) Hutch. & Dalziel Fl. W. Trop. Afr. [Hutchinson & Dalziel] 1: 118. (1927)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regionalː Western Africa Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hutchinson, J. & Dalziel, J.M. 1927. Flora of West Tropical Africa. Vol. 1(1). 246 pp. Crown Agents for the Colonies, London. Reference page. : 1: 118.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 1995. World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2). 483, 529 pp. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-341-0852-X (issue 1) ISBN 90-341-0853-8 (issue 2). Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Afrobrunnichia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 May 10. Reference page. 
• African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Afrobrunnichia. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 2017 Apr. 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Afrobrunnichia. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 11 2017. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Afrobrunnichia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

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