Caryophyllaceae
Cerastium

Cerastium afromontanum T.C.E.Fr.

First published in Bot. Not. 1929: 294 (1929)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is South Sudan (Imotong Mountains) to Tanzania. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the montane tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Edwards, S., Tadesse, M., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (2000). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 2(1): 1-532. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Turrill, W.B. (1956). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Caryophyllaceae: 1-38.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1986 Townsend, C.C. [2411] Kenya K000334049 No
Jan 1, 1986 Townsend, C.C. [2250] Kenya K000334338 No
Jan 1, 1954 Hedberg, O. [1848] Kenya K000334048 No
Jan 1, 1954 [1175] Kenya K000313527 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1954 Fries, C.E.; Rob, E. [321] Kenya K000334034 No
Apr 18, 1949 Whyte, A.; James, E. [1898] Kenya K000334036 No
Apr 18, 1949 James, E. [2149] Kenya K000334033 No
Apr 18, 1949 Pierce, R.; Napier, E.R. [1480] Kenya K000334041 No
Apr 18, 1949 Lugard, C. [324] Kenya K000334040 No
Apr 18, 1949 Dale, I.R. [3203] Kenya K000334042 No
Mar 19, 1922 [2634] Kenya K000313528 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bally, P.R.O.; Williams, J.G. [6413] Kenya K000334035 No
Maas Geesteranus, R.A. [6046] Kenya K000334043 No
Oteke, J. [80] Kenya K000334046 No
Gillett, J.B. [18455] Kenya K000334037 No
[1377] Kenya K000313524 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kokwaro, J.O. [1952] Kenya K000334044 No
Gillett, J.B. [18441] Kenya K000334038 No
Hepper, F.N.; Field, D.V. [4956] Kenya K000334045 No
Whittal, E. [208] Kenya K000334039 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0