Afrosolen Goldblatt & J.C.Manning
Goldblatt, P. & Manning, J.C. (2016)
Nomenclatural adjustments in African plants 2 Bothalia 46(1) 1-5
Description of the genus
Derivation of name: Referring to the tubular perianth of this African genus; solen (Gr) meaning pipe.
Comment: A new name for Psilosiphon Welw.
ex Goldblatt & J.C.Manning which turned out to be an illegitimate homonym since the name Psilosiphon Entwisle (1989) had been published for a genus
of algae in the family Lemaneaceae (now Batrachospermaceae). Worldwide: 15 species in Subsaharan Africa. Zimbabwe: 5 taxa. |
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Species | FZ divisions | Content |
bainesii (Baker) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning | S | Description, Image |
erythranthus (Klotzsch ex Klatt) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
masukuensis (Vaupel & Schltr.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning | S | |
schimperi (Aschers. & Klatt) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning | N,W,C | Description, Image |
setifolius (Harms) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning | W,C,E | Description, Image |
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-21
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2021).
Flora of Zimbabwe: Genus page: Afrosolen. https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=2581, retrieved 27 January 2021
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