Plantago palmata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Plantaginaceae
Tribus: Plantagineae
Genus: Plantago
Subgenus: Plantago subg. Plantago
Sectione: Plantago sect. Leptostachys
Species: Plantago palmata

Name

Plantago palmata Hook.f., J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 6: 19. (1861)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Plantago kerstenii Asch., Sitzungsber. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 1868: 23 (1868)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Ethiopia, Sudan-South Sudan Regional: South Tropical Africa Malawi, Zimbabwe Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi, Cameroon, DR Congo, Gulf of Guinea Is., Rwanda References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hooker, J.D. 1861. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society. Botany 6: 19.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Plantago palmata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Oct. 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Plantago palmata. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 13 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Plantago palmata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Oct. 2025. Reference page.