Melianthus comosus

Melianthus comosus

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Francoaceae
Genus: Melianthus
Species: Melianthus comosus

Name

Melianthus comosus Vahl Symb. Bot. 3: 86 (1794)

Synonymy

• Diplerisma comosum (Vahl) Planch. Trans. Linn. Soc. London 20: 416 (1851)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Vahl, M. 1794. Symbolae botanicae, sive plantarum, tam earum, quas in itinere, imprimis orientali, collegit Petrus Forskål, quam aliarum, recentius detectarum, exactiores descriptiones, nec non observationes circa quasdam plantas dudum cognitas. Pars 3. 106 pp., tt. 51–75. Nicolaus Möller & fil., Hauniae [Copenhagen]. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• 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. 
• Mannheimer, C.A. & Curtis, B.A. (eds.) (2009). Le Roux and Müller's field guide to the trees and shrubs of Namibia, rev. ed.: 1-525. Macmillan Education Namibia, Windhoek.
• Planchon, J.E. 1851. XXV. On Meliantheæ, a new Natural Order. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 20(3): 403–418. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1846.tb00433.x BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Melianthus comosus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jul 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Melianthus comosus. Published online. Accessed: Jul 08 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Melianthus comosus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Jul 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Melianthus comosus. 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 08. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Melianthus comosus. Accessed: 08 Jul 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Melianthus comosus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Kruidjie-roer-my-nie, Karoo-kruidjie-roer-my-nie
English: Honey flower, Feathery touch-me-not
SiSwati: iBonya
isiXhosa: uBuhlunguwemamba, uButyayi
isiZulu: iBonya (Tvl)

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