Tofieldiaceae
Tofieldia

Tofieldia himalaica Baker

First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 17: 489 (1879)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & E. Himalaya. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subalpine or subarctic biome.

Distribution

Native to:

East Himalaya, Nepal

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Hara, H., Stearn, W.T. & Williams, H.J. (1978). An Enumeration of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 1: 1-154. Trustees of British Museum, London.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bhaumik, M. & Pathak, M.K. (2010). The genus Tofieldia Huds. (Liliaceae s.l.) in India. Indian Journal of Forestry 33: 635-636.
  • Hara, H., Stearn, W.T. & Williams, H.J. (1978). An Enumeration of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 1: 1-154. Trustees of British Museum, London.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Gould, B.J. [499] Bhutan K003191362 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [8488] India K003191359 Yes
Younghusband, F.E. [s.n.] India K003191360 Yes
Gould, B.J. [2429] India K003191361 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [9945] India K003191358 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K000901142 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hooker, J.D. [2] India K000901143 Unknown Type Material 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