1012.000 Eriospermum Jacq. ex Willd.

Description of the genus

Description as for the family.

Derivation of name: from the Greek: erion meaning wool, spermum a seed, referring to the hairy seeds.

Zambia: 5 taxa.

Eriospermum flagelliforme

Links to taxa:     View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus

SpeciesFZ divisionsProvincesContent
flagelliforme (Baker) J.C. ManningB,N,W,C,SNw,N,C,S,WDescription, Image
kirkii BakerEEDescription, Image
mackenii (Hook. f.) Baker subsp. mackenii B,N,SN,S,WImage
porphyrovalve BakerW,SNw,S
triphyllum BakerC,SN,C,W

Other sources of information about Eriospermum:

Our websites:

Flora of Botswana: Eriospermum
Flora of Malawi: Eriospermum
Flora of Mozambique: Eriospermum
Flora of Zimbabwe: Eriospermum

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Eriospermum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Eriospermum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Eriospermum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Eriospermum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Eriospermum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Eriospermum
JSTOR Plant Science: Eriospermum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Eriospermum
Plants of the World Online: Eriospermum
Tropicos: Eriospermum
Wikipedia: Eriospermum

Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Genus page: Eriospermum.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=338, retrieved 7 October 2024

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