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Knowltonia capensis Huth

This species name was first published in Abh. Vorträge Gesammtgeb. Naturwiss. 3: 69 (1890)  

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-0000357230.

Synonyms of Knowltonia capensis Huth

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Knowltonia capitis-bonae-spei Turcz. Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 27(II): 274 bis (1854) wfo-0000357231
Knowltonia glabricarpellata Huth Bull. Herb. Boissier 4: 423 (1896) wfo-0000357237
Knowltonia gracilis (Vent.) DC. Syst. Nat. 1: 219 (1817) wfo-0000357238
Knowltonia hirsuta (Vent. ex Cav.) DC. Syst. Nat. 1: 220 (1817) wfo-0000357239
Knowltonia rigida Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 372. 1796 [Nov-Dec 1796] wfo-0000357241
Adonis capensis L. Sp. Pl. : 548 (1753) wfo-0000521166
Adonis coriacea (Vent.) Poir. Encycl. , Suppl. 1: 146 (1810) wfo-0000521176
Adonis gracilis (Vent.) Poir. Encycl. , Suppl. 1: 147 (1810) wfo-0000521216
Adonis hirsuta (Vent. ex Cav.) Poir. Encycl. , Suppl. 1: 147 (1810) wfo-0000521218
Anamenia capensis (L.) Hoffmanns. Verz. Pfl.-Kult. , Nachtr. 1: 204 (1824) wfo-0000533329
Anamenia coriacea Vent. Jard. Malmaison 1: 22 (1803) wfo-0000533330
Anamenia gracilis Vent. Jard. Malmaison 1: 22 (1803) wfo-0000533332
Anamenia hirsuta Vent. ex Cav. Anales Ci. Nat. 6: 344 (1803) wfo-0000533333
Anemone knowltonia Burtt Davy Ann. Transvaal Mus. 3: 121 (1912) wfo-0000535406
Christophoriana capensis (L.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 1 (1891) wfo-0000603706
Christophoriana gracilis (Vent.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 1 (1891) wfo-0000603708
Christophoriana hirsuta (Vent. ex Cav.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 1 (1891) wfo-0000603709