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Sphaeranthus suaveolens DC.

This species name was first published in Prodr. 5: 370 (1836)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000009442.

Synonyms of Sphaeranthus suaveolens DC.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Sphaeranthus tetraphyllus S.Moore J. Bot. 54: 254 (1916) wfo-0000005068
Polycephalos suaveolens Forssk. Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. 154 (1775) (1775) wfo-0000044010
Sphaeranthus suaveolens var. suaveolens wfo-0000067011
Sphaeranthus suaveolens var. tetraphyllus (S.Moore) Ross-Craig Hooker's Icon. Pl. 5(6): 47 (1954) wfo-0000067013
Sphaeranthus suaveolens var. abyssinicus (Steetz) Ross-Craig Hooker's Icon. Pl. 5(6): 44 (1954) wfo-0000085685
Sphaeranthus napierae Ross-Craig Hooker's Icon. Pl. 36: 52, t. 3511 (1955) wfo-0000088680
Sphaeranthus suaveolens var. angustifolius Oliv. Trans. Linn. Soc. London 29: 94 (1873) wfo-0000109732
Sphaeranthus cufodontii Lanza Missione Biol. Borana 4: 252. 1939 wfo-0000115973
Sphaeranthus kotschyi Sch.Bip. ex Schweinf. Beitr. Fl. Aethiop. : 308 (1867) wfo-0000118380
Sphaeranthus abyssinicus Steetz Naturw. Reise Mossambique 6(Bot., 2): 411 (1864) wfo-0000131566