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Sphaeranthus L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 927 (1753)   Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000035953.

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Synonyms of Sphaeranthus

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Sphaeranthus sect. Eusphaeranthus DC. – — wfo-1000043842
Oligolepis Cass. ex DC. Prodr. 5: 370 (1836) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000026741
Polycephalos Forssk. – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000030709

Species in Sphaeranthus ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Sphaeranthus:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sphaeranthus africanus Burm.f. Fl. Ind. (N. L. Burman) 185, t. 60, f. 2. 1768 [1 Mar-6 Apr 1768] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000020796
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sphaeranthus africanus Wall. Numer. List : n.° 3179 (1831) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000134928
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sphaeranthus angustifolius Sch.Bip. – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000121280
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sphaeranthus angustifolius Sch.Bip. ex Oliv. & Hiern Fl. Trop. Afr. 3: 333, 334 (1877) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000101029
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sphaeranthus chinensis L. Mant. Pl. : 119 (1767) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000069582
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sphaeranthus cotuloides DC. Prodr. 5: 370 (1836) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000040925
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sphaeranthus crispus Zipp. ex Span. Linnaea 15: 322, nomen. (1841) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000040790
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sphaeranthus erectus Zoll. & Moritzi Natuur- Geneesk. Arch. Ned.-Indië ii. (1845) 233. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000036211
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sphaeranthus flexuosus O.Hoffm. ex De Wild. Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot. , sér. 4, 1(3): x (1903) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000009503
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sphaeranthus globosus Wall. ex DC. Prodr. 5: 369 (1836) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000031197
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sphaeranthus indicus Gaertn. Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 413 (1791) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000137621
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sphaeranthus indicus Kurz J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 46(2): 183 (1877) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000116898
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sphaeranthus integrifolius L.f. ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey. Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) ii. 30 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000095846
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sphaeranthus johnstonii Robyns Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1924: 186 (1924) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000095124
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sphaeranthus laevigatus Wall. ex DC. Prodr. 5: 369 (1836) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000016504
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sphaeranthus mossambiquensis Steetz Naturw. Reise Mossambique 6(Bot., 2): 421 (1864) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000068790
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sphaeranthus nubicus Sch.Bip. ex Schnizl. Flora 25(1, Beibl.): 134, 145 (1842) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000035123
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sphaeranthus ovalifolius Muschl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 46(1-2): 106 (1911) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000067238
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sphaeranthus paniculatus Cass. Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 50: 211 (1827) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000121998
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sphaeranthus peguensis Kurz ex C.B.Clarke Compos. Ind. : 97 (1876) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000065747
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sphaeranthus randii var. bibracteata Ross-Craig – — wfo-1200068384
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sphaeranthus sinensis J.F.Gmel. Syst. Nat. ed. 13[bis] 2(2): 1280 (1792) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000120527
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sphaeranthus strobilaceus Peter Abh. Konigl. Ges. Wiss. Gottingen, Math.-Phys. Kl. n. f. xiii. II. 90, 92. 1928 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000138460
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sphaeranthus zeylanicus B.Heyne ex Robyns Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1924: 187, descr. (1924) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000090093
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sphaeranthus zeylanicus B.Heyne ex Wall. Numer. List : n.° 3180 (1831) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000001586