Ericaceae
Rhododendron

Rhododendron womersleyi Sleumer

First published in Reinwardtia 5: 136 (1960)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Papua New Guinea. It is a hemiepiphytic shrub and grows primarily in the montane tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New Guinea

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Argent, G. (2015). Rhododendrons of subgenus Vireya, ed. 2: 1-454. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
  • Gibbs, D., Chaimberlain, D. & Argent, G. (2011). The red list of Rhododendrons: 1-128. Botanic Gardens Conservation International, Richmond, U.K.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Gibbs, D., Chaimberlain, D. & Argent, G. (2011). The red list of Rhododendrons: 1-128. Botanic Gardens Conservation International, Richmond, U.K.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 10, 2010 Crayn, D.M.; Sennart, S. [548] Papua New Guinea K000639316 No
May 1, 1995 Kerenga, K.; Umba, T. [LAE74326] K000083554 No
Aug 18, 1978 Sands, M.J.S.; Pattison, G.A.; Wood, J.J. [1569] K000082994 No
Aug 18, 1978 Croft, J.; et al. [LAE60696] K000082995 No
Jan 1, 1973 Philipson, W.R.; Philipson, M.N. [3382] K000083006 No
Jan 1, 1970 Coode, M. [NGF32530] K000082993 No
Jan 1, 1970 Philipson, W.R.; Philipson, M.N. [3378] K000083007 No
Jan 1, 1970 Vandenberg, J. [NGF35021] K000083005 No
Jan 1, 1970 Womersley, J.S.; Osborn, D.M. [NGF15328] K000083003 No
Jan 1, 1970 Vandenberg, J. [NGF39650] K000083004 No
Jan 1, 1963 Anderson, J.A.R. [22] K000083009 No
Oct 1, 1962 Royen, P., van [15153] K000083008 No
Mar 1, 1958 Womersley, J.S. [8871] Papua New Guinea K000083000 Isotype Yes
Mar 1, 1958 Hoogland, R.D.; Pullen, R. [5634] K000083013 No
Mar 1, 1958 Womersley, J.S. [NGF8918] K000083014 No
Wiakabu, J.; Veldkamp, J. [LAE73663] K000082992 No
Verdcourt, B. [4905D] K000082997 No
Stauffer, H.U. [5660] K000083015 No
Vink, W. [16139] K000083016 No
Balgooy, M.M.J., v. [331] K000083018 No
Stevens, P.F.; Foreman, D.B. [LAE52258] K000082998 No
Brass, L.J. [29810] K000083012 No
Schodde, R. [1919] K000082999 No
Wiakabu, J.; Veldkamp, J. [LAE73696] K000082990 No
Philipson, W.R.; Philipson, M.N. [3419] K000083017 No
Wiakabu, J.; Veldkamp, J. [LAE73721] K000082991 No
Verdcourt, B. [4905C] K000082996 No
Damas, K. [LAE58911] K000083001 No
Stevens, P.F. [LAE54570] K000083002 No
Henty, E.E.; Carlquist, S. [NGF16567] K000083010 No
Millar, A.N. [NGF14677] K000083011 No
Balgooy, M.M.J., v. [244] K000083019 No
Papua New Guinea K:SPC-45620.000 No

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