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275.0000 Family Thymelaeaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 76 (1789), nom. cons.
49 genera, ca. 930 spp.
Species listed in database: 946; hybrids: 13
= Aquilariaceae R.Br. ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 2: 59 (1825)
= Daphnaceae Vent.; Tabl. Règn. Vég. 2: 235 (1799)
= Gnidiaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přír. Rostlin Aneb. Rostlin 1(116-120): 1, 2 (1823)
= Gonystylaceae Tiegh.; Just´s Bot. Jahresber. 21(2): 389, 390 (1896), nom. cons.
= Phaleriaceae Meisn.; Pl. Vasc. Gen. [Meisner], Tab. Diagn. 323, 329, Comm. 241 (1841)
= Tepuianthaceae Maguire & Steyerm.; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 32: 8 (1981)
275.4021 Genus Passerina L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 559 (1753)
Distribution: mostly South Africa (SW-Cape), some to E-tropical Africa
Species listed in database: 21
= Balendasia Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 105 (1836)
= Sanamunda Adans.; Fam. Pl. [Adanson] 2: 285 (1763)
= Chymococca Meisn.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 14: 565 (1857)
species :
Passerina burchellii Thoday; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1924: 155 (1924)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Passerina comosa (Meisn.) C.H.Wright; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 5(2): 11 (1915)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Passerina filiformis var. comosa Meisn.
species :
Passerina corymbosa Eckl. ex C.H.Wright; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 5(2): 14 (1915), descr.
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Passerina filiformis var. vulgaris Meisn.; Linnaea 14: 399 (1841)
= Passerina vulgaris (Meisn.) Thoday; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1924: 162 (1924)
species :
Passerina drakensbergensis Hilliard & B.L.Burtt; Bot. South. Natal Drakensberg 233 (1987)
Name: Drakensberg Gonna
Distribution: South Africa (W-KwaZulu-Natal: Eastern Drakensberg)
27 SAF
species :
Passerina ericoides L.; Mant. Pl. 1: 236 (1767)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Balendasia ericoides (L.) Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 105 (1836)
= Chymococca empetroides Meisn.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 14: 565 (1857)
= Lachnaea phylicoides Lam.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.] 3: 374 (1792)
= Passerina ericoides (L.) Burm.f.; Fl. Ind. [N.L.Burman] Prodr. Fl. Cap. 12 (1768)
= Passerina glomerata Thunb.; Prodr. Pl. Cap. 1: 75 (1794)
species :
Passerina esterhuyseniae Bredenk. & A.E.van Wyk; Bothalia 33(1): 75 (2003)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Passerina falcifolia (Meisn.) C.H.Wright; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 5(2): 10 (1915)
Name: Outeniqua Gonna, Gonna Bush
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Passerina filiformis var. divaricata Wikstr.; Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 1818: 325 (1818)
= Passerina filiformis var. falcifolia Meisn.; Linnaea 14: 399 (1841)
species :
Passerina filiformis L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 559 (1753)
subspecies :
subsp. filiformis
Name: Brown Gonna
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Lachnaea filiformis (L.) Crantz; Inst. Rei Herb. 1: 129 (1766)
= Passerina corymbosa Eckl. ex Meisn.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 14: 562 (1857)
= Passerina cupressina H.L.Wendl. ex Bartl.; Linnaea 14: 404 (1841)
= Passerina pectinata Lodd.; Nursery Cat. (Loddiges & Sons) 1816: 18 (1816)
subspecies :
subsp. glutinosa (Thoday) Bredenk. & A.E.van Wyk; Bothalia 32(1): 33 (2002)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Passerina filiformis var. glutinosa Thoday; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1924: 160 (1924)
species :
Passerina galpinii C.H.Wright; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 5(2): 10 (1915), anglice, et in Kew Bull. 386 (1915)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Passerina montana Thoday; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1924: 152 (1924)
Name: Mountain Gonna
Distribution: Angola; E-Zimbabwe; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho; Eswatini [Swaziland]
26 ANG ZIM 27 LES SAF SWZ
species :
Passerina montivaga Bredenk. & A.E.van Wyk; Bothalia 32(1): 34 (2002)
Distribution: Liberia; Ivory Coast; Cameroon; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; D. R. Congo [Zaire]; N-Tanzania; E-Zimbabwe; South Africa (Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]
22 IVO LBR 23 CMN CON GAB ZAI 25 TAN 26 ZIM 27 SAF SWZ
species :
Passerina nivicola Bredenk. & A.E.van Wyk; Bothalia 32(1): 77 (2002)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Passerina obtusifolia Thoday; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1924: 157 (1924)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Passerina paleacea Wikstr.; Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 1818: 323 (1818)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Lachnaea paleacea Banks ex Wikstr.; Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 1818: 324 (1818)
= Passerina hamulata Gand.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 60: 418 (1913)
= Passerina salsolifolia Poir.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.] 5: 41 (1804)
species :
Passerina paludosa Thoday; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1924: 161 (1924)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Passerina pendula Eckl. & Zeyh. ex Meisn.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 14: 563 (1857)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Passerina rigida var. comosa Meisn.; Linnaea 14: 402 (1841)
species :
Passerina quadrifaria Bredenk. & A.E.van Wyk; S. African J. Bot. 68(3): 304 (2002)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Passerina rigida Wikstr.; Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 1818: 326 (1818)
Name: Dune Gonna
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Passerina eriophora Gand.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 60: 418 (1913)
= Passerina ericoides Eckl. & Zeyh. ex Meisn.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 14: 563 (1857) non L.
species :
Passerina rubra C.H.Wright; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 5(2): 12 (1915), anglice, et in Kew Bull. 387 (1915)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Passerina filiformis var. squarrosa Meisn.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 14: 562 (1857)
species :
Passerina ternata Magee & Euston-Brown; S. African J. Bot. 150: 45 (2022)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Passerina truncata (Meisn.) Bredenk. & A.E.van Wyk; Bothalia 32(1): 66 (2002)
subspecies :
subsp. truncata
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Lachnaea conglomerata L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 560 (1753)
= Passerina conglomerata (L.) Wikstr.; Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 1818: 322 (1818)
= Passerina glomerata (L.) Thunb.; Prodr. Pl. Cap. 1: 75 (1794)
= Passerina rigida var. truncata Meisn.; Linnaea 14: 402 (1841)
subspecies :
subsp. monticola Bredenk. & A.E.van Wyk; Bothalia 32(1): 69 (2002)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
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