Tarchonanthus camphoratus

Tarchonanthus camphoratus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Tarchonanthoideae
Tribus: Tarchonantheae
Genus: Tarchonanthus
Species: Tarchonanthus camphoratus

Name

Tarchonanthus camphoratus L., Sp. Pl. 2: 842 (1753)

Synonyms

• Tarchonanthus abyssinicus Sch. Bip. ex Schweinf.
• Tarchonanthus angustissimus DC.
• Tarchonanthus camphoratus var. litakunensis (DC.) Harv.
• Tarchonanthus litakunensis DC.
• Tarchonanthus minor Less.
• Tarchonanthus obovatus DC.
• Tarchonanthus procerus Salisb.

Homonyms

• Tarchonanthus camphoratus Houtt. ex DC. = Brachylaena elliptica (Thunb.) Less.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Asie Saudi Arabia (Asir, C-Saudi Arabia, Dahana, NE-Saudi Arabia), Yemen (Aden Desert, SE-Yemen: coastal Hadhramaut, SW-Yemen, W-Yemen) Continental:Africa South Africa (Transvaal, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Cape Prov.), Namibia, Swaziland, Lesotho, Botswana, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 842. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2018. Tarchonanthus camphoratus. 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. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 May 15. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Tarchonanthus camphoratus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Wilde kanferbos, Vaalbos
English: Camphor Bush

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