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December 2024

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Sphaeranthus africanus L.

This species name was first published in Sp. Pl. ed. 2 2: 1314 (1763)  

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-0000043225.

Synonyms of Sphaeranthus africanus L.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Sphaeranthus glaber DC. Prodr. 5: 370 (1836) wfo-0000023264
Sphaeranthus africanus var. suberiflorus (Hayata) Yamam. Journal of the Society of Tropical Agriculture 9: 91 1937 wfo-0000024174
Sphaeranthus alatus Blanco Fl. Filip. : 635 (1837) wfo-0000025631
Sphaeranthus microcephalus Vatke Oesterr. Bot. Z. 25: 326 (1875) wfo-0000030414
Sphaeranthus africanus var. africanus wfo-0000051082
Sphaeranthus cochinchinensis Lour. Fl. Cochinch. 2: 510 (1790) wfo-0000081696
Sphaeranthus suberiflorus Hayata Icon. Pl. Formosan. 8: 55 (1919) wfo-0000114645
Sphaeranthus ovalis Steetz Naturw. Reise Mossambique 6(Bot., 2): 413 (1864) wfo-0000116573
Sphaeranthus microcephalus Willd. Sp. Pl., ed. 4 , 3: 2395 (1803) wfo-0000126259
Sphaeranthus hildebrandtii Baker J. Linn. Soc., Bot. xxv. (1890) 326. wfo-0000132053
Sphaeranthus sphenocleoides Oliv. & Hiern Fl. Trop. Afr. 3: 333 (1877) wfo-0000139141