Linum thunbergii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Linaceae
Subfamilia: Linoideae
Genus: Linum
Species: Linum thunbergii

Name

Linum thunbergii Eckl. & Zeyh., Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral.: 35 (1835).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Linum quadrifolium Thunb., Fl. Cap. (Thunberg, ed. 2) 277 (1823).
  • Linum racemosum E.Mey., Drège, Zwei Pfl. Docum. 199 (1843).
  • Linum reichenbachii Planch., Hook. Lond. Journ. Bot. 7: 495 (1848).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa East Tropical Africa Tanzania. South Tropical Africa Angola, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, Swaziland. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Ecklon, C.F. & Zeyher, C. 1834 [‘1835’]. Enumeratio plantarum africae australis extratropicae. Pars 1. Pp. 1–144. Hamburg. BHL Google Books Reference page. : 35

Additional references

• Smith, D.L. (1966) Flora of Tropical East Africa: Linaceae. London: Crown Agents for Overseas Governments &​ Administrations. 11 pp. ISBN 978-1-84246-281-2 [2000 Kew Reprint] Reference page. 
• Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) 2003. Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: i–vi, 1–1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 1-919795-99-5. ARK: /t50g8869c PDF (97 MB) Reference page. 
• Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. 2008. Plants of Angola / Plantas de Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1–279. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 978-1-919976-45-7. PDF. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Linum thunbergii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 April 1. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Linum thunbergii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 April 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Linum thunbergii. Published online. Accessed: April 1 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Linum thunbergii. Accessed: 1 April 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. Linum thunbergii. 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. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 April 1. Reference page. 
• Linum thunbergii - Taxon details on iNaturalist.