Asparagaceae
Eriospermum

Eriospermum triphyllum Baker

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 15: 471 (1892)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Ethiopia to S. Tropical Africa. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Demissew, S. & Nordal, I. (2010). Aloes and other Lilies of Ethiopia and Eritrea, ed, 2: 1-351. Shama Books, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  • Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2010). Flora Zambesiaca 13(2): 1-83. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2010). Flora Zambesiaca 13(2): 1-83. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Agnew, A.D.Q. & Agnew, S., Upland Kenya Wild Flowers, ed. 2: 313, t. 142 (1994).
  • Baker in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 15: 471 (1892).
  • Baker in Flora of Tropical Africa 7: 473 (1898).
  • Engl. in Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas und der Nachbargebiete, Theile C: 140 (1895).
  • P.L. Perry in Contr. Bolus Herb. 17: 39 (1994).
  • Polhill in Journ. E. Afr. Nat. Hist. Soc. 24: 19, fig. 16 (1962).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1978 Nicholas, A. [530] Zimbabwe K000058142 No
Jan 1, 1961 Leach, L.C. [11332] Zimbabwe K000058143 No
Jan 1, 1960 Fanshawe, D.B. [6027] Zambia K000058140 No
Kornas, J. [3058] Zambia K000058141 No
Wild, H. [5630] Mozambique K000058139 No
Gillett, J.B. [12883] Kenya K:SPC-02439.000 No
Hildebrandt [2651] Kenya K000256035 Type Yes
Feiertag, H.J. [45425] Zimbabwe K000058144 No
Rayner, R.W. [525] Kenya K:SPC-02440.000 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [4147] Kenya K:SPC-02441.000 No
Norman, E.M. [58] Zimbabwe K000058145 No
Wild, H. [4652] Zimbabwe Eriospermum linearifolium K:SPC-04459.000 No
s.coll. [77] Zimbabwe Eriospermum linearifolium K000058131 No
Craster, O. [164] Zimbabwe Eriospermum linearifolium K000058126 No
Wild, H. [2289] Zimbabwe Eriospermum linearifolium K000058133 No
Kornas, J. [797] Zambia Eriospermum linearifolium K000058138 No
Miller, O.B. [2039] Zimbabwe Eriospermum linearifolium K000058128 Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [6203] Kenya Eriospermum linearifolium K000058151 Type Yes
King, A.E. [200] Zambia Eriospermum linearifolium K000058136 No
Martin, J.D. [185] Zambia Eriospermum linearifolium K000058137 No
Miller, O.B. [3100] Zimbabwe Eriospermum linearifolium K000058129 No
Eyles, F. [7070] Zimbabwe Eriospermum linearifolium K000058135 No
Miller, O.B. [7029] Zimbabwe Eriospermum linearifolium K000058127 No
s.coll. [8894] Zimbabwe Eriospermum linearifolium K000058134 No
Wild, H. [4198] Zimbabwe Eriospermum linearifolium K000058132 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

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

  • 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