Gesneriaceae
Epithema

Epithema carnosum Benth.

First published in Scroph. Ind.: 57 (1835)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Himalaya to E. India and S. China to Indo-China. It is an annual and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicobar Is., Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bransgrove, K. & Middleton, D.J. (2015). A revison of Epithema (Gesneriaceae). Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 67: 159-229.
  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
  • Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (2001). Flora of Bhutan 2: 1-1675. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.
  • Mukherjee, A., Banerjee, D. & Acharya, J. (2008). A contribution to the study of Gesneriaceae Dum. in the eastern Himalaya. Pleione 2: 151-161.
  • Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Phương, V.X. (2017). Thực Vật Chí Việt Nam. Flora of Vietnam 18: 1-416. Nhà xuất bản khoa học và kỹ thuật, Hà Nội.
  • 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.
  • Sinha, B.K. & Datta, S. (2016). Taxonomic account on the family Gesneriaceaein Northeast India. Nelumbo 58: 1-43.
  • Z.Wu & P.H.Raven (eds.) (1998). Flora of China 18: 1-449. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
  • Zheng, Z.L., Wang, F.G., Tian, H.Z. & Xing, F.W. (2008). Two genera of Gesneriaceae newly recorded from Hainan province. Journal of Tropical and Subtropical Botany 16: 571-572.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bransgrove, K. & Middleton, D.J. (2015). A revison of Epithema (Gesneriaceae). Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 67: 159-229.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Z.Wu & P.H.Raven (eds.) (1998). Flora of China 18: 1-449. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
  • Zheng, Z.L., Wang, F.G., Tian, H.Z. & Xing, F.W. (2008). Two genera of Gesneriaceae newly recorded from Hainan province. Journal of Tropical and Subtropical Botany 16: 571-572.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1996 Wallich [s.n.] India K000438688 Lectotype Yes
Clarke, C., B. [24805] India K000438689 Yes
Barnes, E. [928] India K:SPC-05510.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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