African Plant Database


Scabiosa africana L.
Family : Dipsacaceae
Family (APGIII) : CAPRIFOLIACEAE
Protologue : Sp. Pl., ed. 2 1: 145 (1762) 
Information on the genus : Scabiosa
 
 
Status
Status for SA : accepted (present)
Status for TA : accepted (present)
 
Synonym(s) Heterotypic
=Scabiosa altissima Jacq.
=Scabiosa indurata L. (1771)
=Sclerostemma altissimum Schott (1818)
=Scabiosa procera Salisb. (1796)
=Asterocephalus altissimus Spreng.
=Asterocephalus induratus Spreng.
 
Ecology and distribution
South. Afr.
Biol./Eco : perennial-Herb- Ht 0.4 - 1 m. Alt: 270 - 700 m. Distribution: WC

Bibliography for Southern Africa :
  • KLOPPER R.R., CHATELAIN C,. & AL. (2006). Checklist Flowering Plants of Sub-Saharan Africa. Sabonet report 42 : 258
 
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see under The International Plant Name Index
 
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Record n°1690 modified 2009-03-16
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