Dicerothamnus rhinocerotis

Dicerothamnus rhinocerotis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Gnaphalieae
Subtribus: Gnaphaliinae
Genus: Dicerothamnus
Species: Dicerothamnus rhinocerotis

Name

Dicerothamnus rhinocerotis (L.f.) Koek., Phytotaxa 403: 258. (2019)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Stoebe rhinocerotis L.f. in Suppl. Pl.: 391. (1782)
• Homotypic
  • Elytropappus rhinocerotis (L.f.) Less., Syn. Gen. Compos.: 344. (1832)
  • Seriphium rhinocerotis (L. f.) Pers., Syn. Pl. 2: 501. (1807)
• Heterotypic
  • Elytropappus cernuus (Thunb.) Fourc. in Mem. Bot. Surv. South Africa 20: 24. (1941)
  • Helichrysum rhinocerotis Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 552. (1840), pro syn.
  • Seriphium adpressum DC. in Prodr. 6: 263. (1838)
  • Seriphium cernuum (Thunb.) Pers. Syn. Pl. 2: 501. (1807)
  • Stoebe adpressa (DC.) DC. ex Harv. in Fl. Cap. 3: 285 (1865)
  • Stoebe cernua Thunb. Prodr. Pl. Cap. 2: 170. (1800)
  • Stoebe cupressina Rchb. ex DC. Prodr. 6: 257. (1838)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa South Africa (Cape Prov.) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Koekemoer, M. 2019. Taxonomy and reclassification of South African Asteraceae genus Elytropappus (Gnaphalieae, Asteraceae), the description of two new genera and two new species. Phytotaxa 403(4): 248–284. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.403.4.1 Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Dicerothamnus rhinocerotis. Published online. Accessed January 12 2018.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Dicerothamnus rhinocerotis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 January 12. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2018. Dicerothamnus rhinocerotis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 12 January 2018.
• Hassler, M. 2018. Dicerothamnus rhinocerotis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 January 12. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Dicerothamnus rhinocerotis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 28-Oct-07.

Vernacular names

English: Renosterbos, Rhinoceros bush

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