Cardamine africana
Also known as: Cardamine africana subsp. africana +17 more
- Cardamine africana subsp. africana
- Cardamine africana subsp. borbonica (Pers.) O.E.Schulz
- Cardamine africana var. allevia (Comm. ex DC.) O.E.Schulz
- Cardamine africana var. arabica (DC.) O.E.Schulz
- Cardamine allevia Comm. ex DC.
- Cardamine anteniquana Burch. ex DC.
- Cardamine borbonica Pers.
- Cardamine borbonica var. allevia DC.
- Cardamine borbonica var. arabica DC.
- Cardamine burchelli Spreng.
- Cardamine hirsuta var. major Thwaites
- Cardamine holtziana Engl. & O.E.Schulz
- Cardamine holziana Engl. & O.E.Schulz
- Cardamine javanica (Blume) Miq.
- Cardamine laxa var. pumila A.Gray
- Cardamine ovata var. unijuga O.E.Schulz
- Cardamine porphyrophylla Ekman
- Cardamine porphyrophylla Ekman ex Urb.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Brassicaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Naturally occurring in Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia, Cardamine africana is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the Brassicaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Malesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Comoros, East Himalaya, Ethiopia, Free State, Gulf of Guinea Is., India, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Maluku, New Guinea, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Réunion, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sumatera, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Chile South, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Peru, Venezuela