Lipotriche scandens

Lipotriche scandens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Heliantheae
Subtribus: Ecliptinae
Genus: Lipotriche
Species: Lipotriche scandens
Subspecies: L. s. subsp. dregei – L. s. subsp. madagascariensis – L. s. subsp. scandens – L. s. subsp. subsimplicifolia

Name

Lipotriche scandens (Schumach. & Thonn.) Orchard, Nuytsia 23: 384 (2013)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Buphthalmum scandens Schumach. & Thonn., Beskr. Guin. Pl.: 392 (1827)
• Homotypic
  • Amellus scandens (Schumach. & Thonn.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 306 (1891)
  • Melanthera scandens (Schumach. & Thonn.) Brenan, Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 8: 480 (1954)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Tropical Africa Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Orchard, A.E. 2013. The Wollastonia/Melanthera/Wedelia generic complex (Asteraceae: Ecliptinae), with particular reference to Australia and Malesia. Nuytsia 23: 337-466. Full text PDF Reference page. : 23: 384

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Lipotriche scandens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 May 25. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Lipotriche scandens. 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. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 May 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Lipotriche scandens. Published online. Accessed: May 25 2023. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Lipotriche scandens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 May 2023. Reference page.

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