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.

Botswana: 5 taxa.

Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus

Species	FZ divisions	Content
bainesii (Baker) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning	N,SE	Description, Image
coeruleus (Schinz) Goldblatt & Manning	N,SW
erythranthus (Klotzsch ex Klatt) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning	N	Description, Image
sandersonii (Baker) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning subsp. sandersonii	SE
schimperi (Aschers. & Klatt) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning	N	Description, Image

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Flora of Caprivi: Afrosolen
Flora of Malawi: Afrosolen
Flora of Mozambique: Afrosolen
Flora of Zambia: Afrosolen
Flora of Zimbabwe: Afrosolen

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Afrosolen
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Afrosolen
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Afrosolen
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Afrosolen
JSTOR Plant Science: Afrosolen
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Afrosolen
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Wikipedia: Afrosolen