Afrosolen Goldblatt & J.C.Manning
Goldblatt, P. & Manning, J.C. (2016)
Nomenclatural adjustments in African plants 2 Bothalia 46(1) 1-5
Description of the genus
Derivation of name: Referring to the tubular perianth of this African genus; solen (Gr) meaning pipe.
Comment: A new name for Psilosiphon Welw.
ex Goldblatt & J.C.Manning which turned out to be an illegitimate homonym since the name Psilosiphon Entwisle (1989) had been published for a genus
of algae in the family Lemaneaceae (now Batrachospermaceae). Worldwide: 15 species in Subsaharan Africa. Zambia: 5 taxa. |
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Species | FZ divisions | Provinces | Content |
erythranthus (Klotzsch ex Klatt) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning | N,W,C,E,S | Nw,Cb,N,E,Lk,S | Description, Image |
rivularis (Wanntorp) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning | B,W,C,S | Nw,Lk,S | Description, Image |
schimperi (Aschers. & Klatt) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning | B,S | S,W | Description, Image |
teretifolius (Geerinck et al.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning | N | Nw | |
zambeziacus (Goldblatt) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning[DD] | B | W | |
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Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-23
Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A.
(2023).
Flora of Zambia: Genus page: Afrosolen. https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=2581, retrieved 28 January 2023
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