Rubiaceae
Knoxia

Knoxia sumatrensis (Retz.) DC.

First published in Prodr. 4: 569 (1830)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Asia to Queensland. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Malaya, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Puff, C., Chayamarit, K., Chamchumroon, V. & Esser, H.-J. (2021). Flora of Thailand 15(1): 1-235. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • Rajbhandari, K.R., Rai, S.K. & Chhetri, R. (2022). A Handbook of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 4: 1-522. Department of Plant Resources, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Tanaka, N., Koyama, T. & Murata, J. (2005). The flowering plants of Mt. Popa, central Myanmar - Results of Myanmar-Japanese joint expeditions, 2000-2004. Makinoa 5: 1-102.
  • Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2011). Flora of China 19: 1-884. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Puff, C., Chayamarit, K., Chamchumroon, V. & Esser, H.-J. (2021). Flora of Thailand 15(1): 1-235. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • Ruhsam, M. (2005). Survey of all the Rubiaceae specimens at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2011). Flora of China 19: 1-884. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2011 Parnell et al [95-609] Thailand K000735270 No
Mar 1, 2000 Hohenacker, R.F. [379] India K000031539 Type Yes
Mar 1, 2000 Wight, R. [s.n.] India K000031543 Isotype Yes
Mar 1, 2000 Wallich, N. [6183] India K000031541 Type Yes
Mar 1, 2000 Wight, R. [s.n.] India K000031540 Type Yes
Mar 1, 2000 Wight, R. [1363] India K000031538 Type Yes
Bourne [2667] India K001097770 Yes
Fischer, C.E.C. [2869] India K001097769 Yes
Hohenacker [991] India K001097768 Yes
Thwaites [CP 3619] Sri Lanka K001097767 Yes
Thwaites [CP 1691] Sri Lanka K001097766 Yes
Wight [1363] India Knoxia corymbosa K000031536 Type Yes
Wallich, N. [8190] India Knoxia corymbosa K000031537 Type Yes
Wallich, N. [1363 B] India Knoxia corymbosa K000031535 Type Yes
Wight, R. [1363] India Knoxia corymbosa K000031534 Type Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 819] India Knoxia teres K001111963 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 819] Knoxia teres K001111962 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 819] Knoxia teres K001111965 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 819] Burma Knoxia teres K001111969 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 819] India Knoxia teres K001111961 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 819] Knoxia teres K001111967 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 819] India Knoxia teres K001111959 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 819] Knoxia teres K001111970 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 819] India Knoxia teres K001111960 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 819] Knoxia teres K001111966 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 819] Burma Knoxia teres K001111968 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0