Tiganophyton karasense

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Brassicales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Brassicales

Familia: Tiganophytaceae
Genus: Tiganophyton
Species: Tiganophyton karasense

Name

Tiganophyton karasense Swanepoel, F.Forest & A.E.van Wyk, Phytotaxa 439(3): 180 (2020)

• Typus: Swanepoel 365 (19 December 2010; holotypus: WIND; isotypi: PRE, PRU).
• Type locality: Namibia. Karas Region: Groot Pan, 38 km northeast of Tses along road, on edge of pan, 2518CB, 1030 m.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Namibia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Swanepoel, W., Chase, M.W., Christenhusz, M.J.M., Maurin, O., Forest, F. & van Wyk, A.E. 2020. From the frying pan: an unusual dwarf shrub from Namibia turns out to be a new brassicalean family. Phytotaxa 439(3): 171–185. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.439.3.1 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Tiganophyton karasense in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 November 12. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Tiganophyton karasense. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 November 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Tiganophyton karasense. Published online. Accessed: 12 November 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Tiganophyton karasense. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 November 2021.

Vernacular names

English: Frying-pan plant