Achariaceae
Hydnocarpus

Hydnocarpus venenatus Gaertn.

First published in Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 288 (1788)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Sri Lanka. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Sri Lanka

Introduced into:

Trinidad-Tobago

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1996). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 10: 1-426. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1996). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 10: 1-426. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Davidse, G. [7362] Sri Lanka K004300398 Yes
Cooray, R.G. [68060604R] Sri Lanka K004300396 Yes
Wirawan, N.; Cooray, R.G.; Balakrishnan, N. [1054] Sri Lanka K004300405 Yes
Worthington, T.B. [2848] Sri Lanka K004300371 Yes
Thwaites [[CP1630]] Sri Lanka K004300386 Yes
Sumithraarachchi, D.B. [DBS478] Sri Lanka K004300392 Yes
Worthington, T.B. [479] Sri Lanka K004300372 Yes
Waas, S. [569] Sri Lanka K004300376 Yes
Balakrishnan, N.; Jayasuria, M. [NBK807] Sri Lanka K004300404 Yes
Mueller-Dombois, D.; Cooray, R.G. [68091004] Sri Lanka K004300395 Yes
Meijer, W. [299] Sri Lanka K004300379 Yes
Jayasuriya, A.H.M. [1939] Sri Lanka K004300393 Yes
Worthington, T.B. [1328] Sri Lanka K004300370 Yes
Kostermans; Wirawan [820] Sri Lanka K004300375 Yes
Waas, S.; Gunatilake, W.D.A. [1191] Sri Lanka K004300403 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; de Silva, G. [4771] Sri Lanka K004300394 Yes
Nowicke, J.W.; Fosberg, F.R.; Jayasuriya, M. [362] Sri Lanka K004300400 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [18748] Sri Lanka K004300387 Yes
Balakrishnan, N. [NBK395] Sri Lanka K004300388 Yes
Worthington, T.B. [4661] Sri Lanka K004300383 Yes
Wirawan, N. [663] Sri Lanka K004300390 Yes
Thomson, T. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K004300380 Yes
Waas, S.; Gunatilake, W.D.A. [1189] Sri Lanka K004300401 Yes
Cooray, R.G. [69073132R] Sri Lanka K004300382 Yes
Waas, S. [1150] Sri Lanka K004300377 Yes
Kostermans [25278] Sri Lanka K004300399 Yes
Koyama, T.; Herat, T.R. [13403] Sri Lanka K004300374 Yes
Jayasuriya, A.H.M.; Sumithraarachchi, D.B. [1605] Sri Lanka K004300369 Yes
Kostermans, A.J. [24817] Sri Lanka K004300378 Yes
Kostermans [24029] Sri Lanka K004300391 Yes
Kostermans [23363A] Sri Lanka K004300373 Yes
[Gardner] [45] Sri Lanka K004300385 Yes
Thwaites [[CP1630]] Sri Lanka K004300384 Yes
Kostermans, A.J. [24398] Sri Lanka K004300402 Yes
Kostermans [25582] Sri Lanka K004300397 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K004300381 Yes
Kostermans [23364] Sri Lanka K004300389 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images