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211.0000 Family Francoaceae A.Juss.; Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 25: 9 (1832), nom. cons.
10 genera, ca. 40 spp. South America (mostly southern), tropical and South Africa
Species listed in database: 38
= Greyiaceae Hutch.; Fam. Fl. Pl., Dicot., ed. 1: 202 (1926), nom. cons.
= Bersamaceae Doweld; Pl. Syst. Evol. 227: 83 (2001)
= Melianthaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat. 100 (1834), nom. cons.
= Vivianiaceae Klotzsch; Linnaea 10: 433 (1836), nom. cons.
= Ledocarpaceae Meyen; Reise Erde 1: 308 (1834), Family
211.3003 Genus Melianthus L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 2: 639 (1753)
Distribution: South Africa
Species listed in database: 6
= Diplerisma Planch.; Proc. Linn. Soc. London 1: 361 (1848), et in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 20: 416, f. 15-20 (1851)
species :
Melianthus comosus Vahl; Symb. Bot. [Vahl] 3: 86 (1794)
Distribution: Namibia; South Africa (North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho; Australia [I] (South Australia [I], Victoria [I])
27 LES NAM SAF 50 aus
Synonyms: hidden
= Diplerisma comosum (Vahl) Planch.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 20: 416 (1851)
species :
Melianthus dregeanus Sond.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 1: 368 (1860)
subspecies :
subsp. dregeanus
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
subspecies :
subsp. insignis (Kuntze) Tansley; Bothalia 15(1-2): 145 (1984)
Distribution: South Africa (Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Melianthus dregeanus var. insignis (Kuntze) E.Phillips & Hofmeyr
= Melianthus insignis Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 43 (1898)
species :
Melianthus elongatus Wijnands; Bot. Commelins 146 (1983)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Melianthus minor L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 2: 638 (1753), nom. rej.
= Diplerisma minus (L.) Planch.; Proc. Linn. Soc. London 1: 361 (1848)
species :
Melianthus major L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 2: 639 (1753)
Name: Honey-flower
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); St. Helena [I]; Bhutan [I]; India [I] (Tamil Nadu [I], Uttarakhand [I]); Australia [I] (South Australia [I], Queensland [I], New South Wales [I]); Lord Howe Isl. [I]; New Zealand [I]; USA [I] (California [I]); Bolivia [c]
27 SAF 28 sth 40 bhu ind 50 aus lhi 51 nzl 76 usa 83 bol
Synonyms: hidden
= Melianthus himalayanus Wall.; Numer. List [Wallich] no. 1190 (1831)
species :
Melianthus pectinatus Harv.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 1: Add. sub praef. 21 (1860)
subspecies :
subsp. pectinatus
Distribution: Namibia; South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 NAM SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Melianthus trimenianus Hook.f.; J. Bot. 11: 353 (1873)
subspecies :
subsp. gariepinus (Merxm. & Rössler) Tansley; Bothalia 15(1-2): 144 (1984)
Distribution: Namibia; South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 NAM SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Melianthus gariepinus Merxm. & Rössler; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 7: 1 (1968)
species :
Melianthus villosus Bolus; J. Bot. 34: 17 (1896)
Distribution: South Africa (Free State, KwaZulu-Natal); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
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