Gunneraceae
Gunnera

Gunnera macrophylla Blume

First published in Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 513 (1826)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Malesia to Vanuatu. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Jawa, New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Vanuatu

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS G: 1-40325.
  • Hancock, I.R. & Henderson, C.P. (1988). Flora of the Solomon Islands. Research Bulletin Dodo Creek Research Station 7: 1-203.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Hancock, I.R. & Henderson, C.P. (1988). Flora of the Solomon Islands. Research Bulletin Dodo Creek Research Station 7: 1-203.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 22, 2016 Takeuchi, W. et al. [19874], Papua New Guinea K000938769 No
Jan 22, 2016 Argent, G. [92432], Irian Jaya K000938766 No
Jan 22, 2016 Betz, W. [17], Papua New Guinea K000938765 No
Jan 22, 2016 Takeuchi, W. et al. [20197], Papua New Guinea K000938768 No
Jan 22, 2016 Takeuchi, W. [23969], Papua New Guinea K000938771 No
Jan 22, 2016 de Kok [1199], Papua New Guinea K000938767 No
Apr 13, 2004 Baker [681], Papua New Guinea K000184896 No
Apr 13, 2004 Weiblen [958], Papua New Guinea K000184892 No
Apr 13, 2004 Madulid [3133], Philippines K000184895 No
Jan 1, 1908 s.coll. [1863], Jawa K000786076 Yes
Jan 1, 1908 s.coll. [1863], Jawa K000786077 Yes

Sources

  • 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0