African Plant Database


Scabiosa columbaria L.
Family : Dipsacaceae
Family (APGIII) : CAPRIFOLIACEAE
Protologue : Sp. Pl. 1: 99 (1753)  
Information on the genus : Scabiosa
 
 
Status
Status for NA : accepted (present)
Status for SA : accepted (present)
Status for TA : accepted (present)
 
Synonym(s) Homotypic
 Scabiosa columbaria L. subsp. columbaria
 
Synonym(s) Heterotypic
=Scabiosa anthemifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. (1837)
=Scabiosa austro-africana Heine
=Scabiosa columbaria var. longebracteolata Chiov. (1911)
 
Taxon infra-specific
Scabiosa columbaria L. subsp. columbaria
 
Ecology and distribution
South. Afr.
Biol./Eco : perennial-Herb- Ht 0.1 - 1.55 m. Alt: 5 - 3475 m. Distribution: BOT, LES, NAM, EC, FS, GA, KN, LP, MP, NC, NW, WC, SWZ

Bibliography for Tropical Africa :
  • EXELL, A. & WILD, H. (1983). Flora Zambesiaca: Mozambique, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Bechuanaland Protectorate. London Kew 7[1]: 81,84

Bibliography for Southern Africa :
  • Mem. Bot. Surv. South Africa : 607 (1966).
  • J. S. African Bot. : 236 (1984).
  • Field Guide Wild Flrs Witwatersrand : 56 (1988).
  • GERMISHUIZEN G. (1997). Wild flowers of northern South Africa. Fernwood Press : 410

Bibliography for North Africa :
  • BATTANDIER, J.A & L.C. TRABUT (1889). Flore de l'Algérie [Dicot] 1(2): 414  
  • Cat. Pl. Maroc 3: 728 (1934). 
  • Fl. Algérie [Quézel & Santa] 2: 892 (1963).
  • Fl. Eur. 4: 73 (1976).
  • VERLAQUE, R. (1983). Etude biosystématique et phylogénétique des Dipsacaceae. : 298
  • Med-Checklist 3: 194 (1986).
  • VALDÉS, B., REJDALI, M., ACHHAL EL KADMIRI, JURY, (2002). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Nord du Maroc, incluant des clés d'identification. II 2: 617
  • FENNANE, M., M. IBN TATTOU, J. MATHEZ, A. OUYAHYA (2014). Flore Pratique du Maroc [vol.3] Trav. Inst. Sci. Univ. Mohammed V, Sér. Bot. 3: 54
 
More info on :
see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative
see under The International Plant Name Index
see under Flora of Mozambique
see under African Plants - a Photo Guide
see under Flora of Zimbabwe
see under Herbarium, North Africa MPU
 
Map
More information >> ( work in progress )
 
Record n°1698 modified 2008-08-28
Feedback about this record