Enicostema axillare

Enicostema axillare

Enicostema axillare

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Gentianaceae
Tribus: Potalieae
Subtribus: Faroinae
Genus: Enicostema
Species: Enicostema axillare
Subspecies: E. a. subsp. axillare – E. a. subsp. latilobum

Name

Enicostema axillare (Poir. ex Lam.) A.Raynal, Adansonia, n.s., 9: 75 (1969).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Gentiana axillaris Poir. ex Lam., Tabl. Encyclop. 1: 487 (1793).
• Homotypic
  • Xolemia axillaris (Poir. ex Lam.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 22 (1837).
• Heterotypic
  • see Enicostema axillare subsp. axillare

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan. Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya. Regional: South Tropical Africa Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Regional: Southern Africa Botswana, Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, Northern Provinces. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Arabian Peninsula Gulf States, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Assam, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya. Regional: Indo-China Vietnam. Regional: Malesia Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Raynal, A. 1969. Révision du genre Enicostema Blume (Gentianaceæ) Adansonia série 2, 9: 75. BHL. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Boulos, L. 2000. Flora of Egypt. Volume 2 (Geraniaceae – Boraginaceae). xvi + 382 pp., Cairo: Al Hadara Publishing, ISBN 977-5429-22-6. Reference page. 
• Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M.A.Y., Farag, I., Candinga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) 2015. The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan. An annotated checklist. x + 400 pp., Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 978-1-84246-473-1 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Enicostema axillare in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jul 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Enicostema axillare. Published online. Accessed: Jul 27 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Enicostema axillare. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Jul 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Enicostema axillare. 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. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jul 27. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Enicostema axillare. Accessed: 27 Jul 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Enicostema axillare in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

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