Tricarpelema giganteum (Hassk.) H.Hara

First published in Bull. Univ. Mus. Univ. Tokyo 2: 160 (1971)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Himalaya to Assam. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, East Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acharya, J., Banerjee, D. & Mukherjee, A. (2009). A contribution to the study of Commelinaceae R.Br. in Darjeeling - Sikkim Himalayas. Pleione 3(1): 18-27.
  • Faden, R.B. (2007). New species of Tricarpelema (Commelinaceae) from Africa and Asia, including the first record of the genus from Africa and a synopsis of the genus. Novon 17: 160-171.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Dictyospermum giganteum.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Faden, R.B. (2007). New species of Tricarpelema (Commelinaceae) from Africa and Asia, including the first record of the genus from Africa and a synopsis of the genus. Novon 17: 160-171.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Clarke, C.B. [27570 A] India K002400820 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [26966 A] India K002400835 Yes
Bor, N.L. [5301] India K002400833 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [41053] K002400819 Yes
Pa, N.M. [17431] Burma K002400823 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [5530] K002400822 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [8584] India K002400824 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [1339 A] India K002400834 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [35962 C] India K002400829 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [27466 A] India K002400832 Yes
C.K. [655] K002400825 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [9623] India K002400828 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [26966 E] India K002400821 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [27466 A] India K002400831 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [35962 J] India K002400830 Yes
[J. Gammie] [s.n.] India K002400827 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K000854142 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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