Orobanchaceae
Aeginetia

Aeginetia acaulis (Roxb.) Walp.

First published in Repert. Bot. Syst. 3: 481 (1844)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is China (SW. Guizhou, W. Guangxi) to Tropical Asia. It is a holoparasite and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam

Extinct in:

Pakistan

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Z.Wu & P.H.Raven (eds.) (1998). Flora of China 18: 1-449. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Aeginetia pedunculata.]
  • Kiew, R. & al. (eds.) (2021). Malayan Forest Records 49: 1-403. [Cited as Aeginetia pedunculata.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2023). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.597.4.2. epublication.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1997). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 11: 1-420. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Kiew, R. & al. (eds.) (2021). Malayan Forest Records 49: 1-403.
  • Nasir, E. & Ali, S.I. (eds.) (1970-1995). Flora of West Pakistan 1-131.
  • 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.
  • Z.Wu & P.H.Raven (eds.) (1998). Flora of China 18: 1-449. Science Press (Beijing) & 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?
Hohenacker, R.F. [637] India Aeginetia pedunculata K000999882 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thomson, T. [211] India Aeginetia pedunculata K000999881 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [3965] Nepal Aeginetia pedunculata K000999883 Unknown Type Material Yes
Griffith, W. [s.n.] India Aeginetia pedunculata K000999884 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wight, R. [2407] India Aeginetia pedunculata K000999880 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 3965] Aeginetia abbreviata K001117748 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3965] India Aeginetia abbreviata K001117747 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3965] Bangladesh Aeginetia abbreviata K001117744 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3965] Aeginetia abbreviata K001117745 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3965] Aeginetia abbreviata K001117746 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3965] Burma Aeginetia abbreviata K001117749 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • 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/
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