Meliaceae
Vavaea

Vavaea amicorum Benth.

First published in London J. Bot. 2: 212 (1843)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Malesia to W. Pacific. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Caroline Is., Fiji, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Maluku, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tonga, Vanuatu

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Hancock, I.R. & Henderson, C.P. (1988). Flora of the Solomon Islands. Research Bulletin Dodo Creek Research Station 7: 1-203.
  • Kalkman, C. & al. (eds.) (1995-1996). Flora Malesiana 12: 1-784. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
  • 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.
  • Smith, A.C. (1985). Flora Vitiensis Nova. A new flora for Fiji (Spermatophytes only) 3: 1-758. Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden, Lawai.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1979). A geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 15: 41-295.
  • GBIF ( 2021-continuously updated). Global Biodiversity Information Facility http://www.gbif.org/.
  • Guillaumin, A. (1948). Compendium de la Flore Phanérogamique des Nouvelles Hébrides. Annales de l'Institut Botanico-Geologique de Marseille, VI, 5-6: 1-56.
  • Hancock, I.R. & Henderson, C.P. (1988). Flora of the Solomon Islands. Research Bulletin Dodo Creek Research Station 7: 1-203.
  • Kalkman, C. & al. (eds.) (1995-1996). Flora Malesiana 12: 1-784. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
  • Smith, A.C. (1985). Flora Vitiensis Nova. A new flora for Fiji (Spermatophytes only) 3: 1-758. Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden, Lawai.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 15, 2020 Ridsdale et al. [ISU 355] Philippines K000606977 No
Oct 8, 2020 Burley et al. [4237] Indonesia K000606965 No
Apr 2, 2019 Ridsdale, C.E. [2191] Indonesia K001285030 No
Apr 2, 2019 Takeuchi; Jisaka; Towati; Ama [21180] Papua New Guinea K001285032 No
Apr 2, 2019 James, S.A. [SAJ047] Papua New Guinea K001285028 No
Apr 2, 2019 James, S.A. [SAJ006] Papua New Guinea K001285029 No
Apr 2, 2019 Takeuchi; Jisaka; Towati; Ama [21116] Papua New Guinea K001285031 No
Apr 2, 2019 James, S.A. [SA0214] Papua New Guinea K001285027 No
Jul 30, 2014 Floyd [NGF 7434] Papua New Guinea K000606331 No
Feb 1, 2010 Barbon et al. [18829] Philippines K000611396 No
Feb 1, 2010 Reynoso et al. [PPI 7837] Philippines K000611593 No
Feb 1, 2010 Dransfield, J. [SMHI 1258] Philippines K000611397 No
Apr 1, 2009 Amin Sigun [126935] Malaysia K000610400 No
Jul 19, 2005 Madulid et al. [23885] Philippines K000223464 No
Jul 19, 2005 Barbon et al. [18882] Philippines K000223465 No
May 9, 2005 Takeuchi, W. [618030] Papua New Guinea K000223327 No
Nov 22, 2004 Gaerlan, F.J.M.; Sagcal, E.C. [10213] Philippines K000222845 No
Nov 22, 2004 Diwol, S.; Sugau, J. [135363] Malaysia K000222844 No
Jan 1, 1967 Merrill, E.D. [2329] Philippines K000651890 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Kloss, C.B. [s.n.] Indonesia K000651888 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Harvey, W.H. [s.n.] Fiji K000651879 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Seeman, B. [63] Fiji K000651880 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Elmer, A.D.E [13636] Philippines K000651889 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Blake, S.T. [17168] Australia K000651885 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Waterhouse, J.H.L. [B.803] Solomon Islands K000651884 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Waterhouse, J.H.L. [B.803] Solomon Islands K000651883 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Elmer, A.D.E [13974] Philippines K000651896 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Waterhouse, J.H.L. [Y.157] Solomon Islands K000651882 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Magistrado, P. [27062] Philippines K000651895 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Ramos, M.; Edaño, G. [28816] Philippines K000651893 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Merrill, E.D. [2652] Philippines K000651891 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Merrill, E.D. [2652] Philippines K000651892 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Elmer, A.D.E [s.n.] Philippines K000651894 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1950 Barclay [s.n.] Tonga K000651875 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1950 Graeffe, E.O. [1570] Tonga K000651874 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bailey, F.M. [s.n.] Papua New Guinea K000651887 Unknown Type Material Yes
Waterhouse, J.H.L. [B803] Solomon Islands Vavaea bougainvillensis K:SPC-21901.000 Type 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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