Melastomataceae
Astronia

Astronia smilacifolia Triana

First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 152 (1871 publ. 1872)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Peninsula Malaysia, Borneo (incl. Natuna Besar).

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, Malaya

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
  • Turner, I.M. (1995). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(1): 1-346.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 2015 Yahud, M. et al. [S88119], Sarawak K000567284 No
Wallich [4057], Peninsular Malaysia K000859345 isotype Yes
Porter, G. [Cat. no. 4057], Malaysia Melastoma smilacifolium K001038045 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