Asparagaceae
Peliosanthes

Peliosanthes teta Andrews

First published in Bot. Repos. 10: t. 605 (1810)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Sikkim to S. China and W. Malesia. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Hộ, P.-H. (1993). Câycỏ Việtnam. An Illustrated flora of Vietnam 3(1): 1-603d. Pham-hoang Ho, Montréal.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Noltie, H.J. (1994). Flora of Bhutan 3(1): 1-456. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Van Steenis, C.G.G.J. (ed.) (1979-1983). Flora Malesiana 9: 1-600. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
  • Zhengyi, W. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2000). Flora of China 24: 1-431. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Hộ, P.-H. (1993). Câycỏ Việtnam. An Illustrated flora of Vietnam 3(1): 1-603d. Pham-hoang Ho, Montréal.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Noltie, H.J. (1994). Flora of Bhutan 3(1): 1-456. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Van Steenis, C.G.G.J. (ed.) (1979-1983). Flora Malesiana 9: 1-600. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
  • Zhengyi, W. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2000). Flora of China 24: 1-431. 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?
May 29, 1974 Griffith [5841] India K000099376 Syntype Yes
May 29, 1974 Lobb [s.n.] K000099357 Type Yes
May 29, 1974 Hooker, J.D.; Thomson [s.n.] India K000099349 Type Yes
May 29, 1974 Lobb [s.n.] K000099353 Type Yes
May 29, 1974 Hooker, J.D.; Thomson [457] India K000099372 Yes
May 29, 1974 Hooker, J.D.; Thomson [s.n.] India K000099366 Yes
May 29, 1974 Hooker, J.D.; Thomson [s.n.] India K000099371 Yes
Rudall, P.J. [125] Indonesia K002894410 Yes
Ridley, H.N. [15769] Indonesia K000292078 Type Yes
Kloss, C.B. [6534] Thailand K000292083 Type Yes
Low, Y.W.; Callmander, M.; Poopath, M.; Suphuntee, N.; Sangvirotjanapat, S.; Seesawang, C.; Thaotawin, P. [LYW1406] Thailand K001925057 No
Boyce, P.C. [1209] Thailand K:SPC-63658.000 No
Munzinger, J.; Engelmann, A.F. [268] Laos K002894394 Yes
Ridley, H.N. [7253] Malaysia K000292076 Type Yes
Ridley, H.N. [7095] Malaysia K000292079 Type Yes
Boyce, P.C. [887] Thailand K:SPC-59780.000 No
Boyce, P.; Eanghourt, K.; Sophal, M.; Kosal, S. [FFI PA53] Cambodia K002894354 Yes
Robinson, H.C. [s.n.] Malaysia K000292075 Type Yes
Mohizah; Yahud [S.73092] Malaysia K002894409 Yes
K:SPC-22849.000 No
Curtis, C. [s.n.] Malaysia K000292077 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 2025. 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 2025. 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