Brassicaceae

Heliophila Burm.f. ex L.

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 926 (1763)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is S. Africa.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland

Introduced into:

Western Australia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 15, 1963 [1318] South Africa K000230428 Type No
Dec 6, 1962 Schlechter [8759] South Africa K000230381 Unknown Type Material No
Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000230405 Unknown Type Material No
Burchell [1391] South Africa K000230429 Unknown Type Material No
Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000230427 Unknown Type Material No
Philips, E.P. [7580] South Africa K000230414 Isotype Yes
Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000230404 Unknown Type Material No
Schlechter [8765] South Africa Schlechteria K000230497 Unknown Type Material No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images