Knowltonia afra
Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Ranunculales |
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| Classification System: APG IV
Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Ranunculaceae
Subfamilia: Ranunculoideae
Tribus: Anemoneae
Genus: Knowltonia
Species: Knowltonia afra
Name
Knowltonia afra (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Christenh. & Byng ex Mosyakin & de Lange, Ukrayins'k. Bot. Zhurn. 75(6): 513 (2019)
Note: Epithet published as caffra, but basionym is treated as an orthographical variant, Art. 61.6, ICN (Madrid).
Synonyms
- Basionym
- Pulsatilla afra Eckl. & Zeyh., Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral.: 1 (1835)
- Homotypic
- Anemone afra (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Harv., Gen. S. Afr. Pl.: 9 (1838)
- Anemone alchemillifolia E.Mey. ex Pritz., Linnaea 15: 614 (1842), nom. superfl.
- Anemone alchemillifolia var. afra (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Huth, Bull. Herb. Boissier 4: 423 (1896), not validly publ.
- Heterotypic
- Anemone afra var. pondoensis Ulbr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 37: 240 (1906)
- Anemone alchemillifolia var. grandiflora Huth, Bull. Herb. Boissier 4: 423 (1896)
- Anemone alchemillifolia var. schlechteriana Huth, Bull. Herb. Boissier 4: 423 (1896)
References
Primary references
- Mosyakin, S.L., de Lange Peter, J. & Bulakh, O.V. 2018. Infrageneric placement of the Southern Hemisphere taxa of Anemonastrum and Knowltonia earlier included in Anemone sensu lato (Ranunculaceae). Ukrainian Botanical Journal 75(6): 509–516, DOI: 10.15407/ukrbotj75.06.509
Reference page.
Links
- Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Knowltonia afra in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Oct. 4. Reference page.
- International Plant Names Index. 2025. Knowltonia afra. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 5 2025. Reference page.
- Tropicos.org 2025. Knowltonia afra. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 5 Oct. 2025. Reference page.