Crassulaceae

Cotyledon L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 429 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Arabian Peninsula to S. Africa.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Cape Provinces, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

California, Dominican Republic, France, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Portugal, Spain, St.Helena, Tasmania, Tunisia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Gen. Pl. ed. 5: 196 (1954).
  • Sp. Pl. 1: 429 (1753)

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • L., Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 196 (1754)
  • Sp. Pl.: 429(1753)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 30, 2011 Schweinfurth, G. [1493] Yemen K000739526 Holotype Yes
Jun 1, 1976 Evans, J. [1961] South Africa K000232848 Type No
Bolus, H. [s.n.] South Africa K000232843 Type No
Frith, F. [s.n.] South Africa K000232844 Unknown Type Material No
Greenway; Turner [10277] Tanzania K:SPC-27633.000 No
Lamb, B.M. [3066] Eswatini K:SPC-07719.000 No
Galpin, E.E. [5670] South Africa K000232842 Type No
Giles, J.J. [53] United Kingdom K001419188 Yes
Kenya K:SPC-41104.000 No
Gillett, J.B. [13876] Kenya K:SPC-11676.000 No
Davis, P.H. K:SPC-09938.000 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • 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