Hermbstaedtia afra

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: Amaranthaceae s.l.
Cladus: Amaranthaceae s.str.
Subfamilia: Amaranthoideae
Genus: Hermbstaedtia
Species: Hermbstaedtia afra

Name

Hermbstaedtia afra (Meisn.) Moq., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(2): 246 (1849). (as 'caffra')

• Note: Published as caffra now treated as an orthographical variant, Art. 61.6, ICN (Madrid).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Lestibudesia afra Meisn., London J. Bot. 2: 549 (err. typ. 449) (1843). (as 'caffra')
    • Type: South Africa, In graminosis ad sylvarum margines prope Onder Umlaas Lager, Natal. 1839-12, Krauss, C.F.F. #37. Isotypes: M M0053078, MO MO-247472, TUB TUB000310, TUB000311, TUB000312, US US00956385.
• Heterotypic (ref. Hassler 2019)
  • Pelianthus celosioides E.Mey. ex Moq., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(2): 246 (1849). nom. inval. in syn.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Southern Africa KwaZulu-Natal References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Moquin-Tandon, A. 1849. Amarantaceae. In: De Candolle, A.P. (ed.): Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis 13(2): 231–424. Masson, Paris. BHL. Reference page. 
• Meisner, C.F. 1843. Contributions towards a Flora of South Africa. (Continued from [v. 1] p. 476.) The London Journal of Botany 2: 53–105 BHL, 527–559 BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Hermbstaedtia afra. 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. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jul. 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Hermbstaedtia afra. Published online. Accessed: Jul. 19 2019. Reference page.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Hermbstaedtia afra in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jul. 15. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2019. Hermbstaedtia afra. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Jul. 2019. Reference page.