Clethraceae

Clethra L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 396 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Americas, Macaronesia, Tropical & Subtropical Asia.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Guyana

Native to:

Alabama, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Connecticut, Costa Rica, Cuba, Delaware, East Himalaya, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, Georgia, Guatemala, Hainan, Honduras, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Kentucky, Korea, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Louisiana, Madeira, Maine, Malaya, Maluku, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Myanmar, New Guinea, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Panamá, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Philippines, Rhode I., South Carolina, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tennessee, Texas, Tibet, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virginia, West Virginia

Extinct in:

Canary Is.

Introduced into:

Azores, France, Great Britain, Hawaii, Netherlands

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 6, 2015 Du, N.H.; Quang, B.H.; et. al. [HNK 2746] Vietnam K000607591 No
Jan 1, 1964 Cavalerie, J. [4409] China K000229235 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1964 Cavalerie, J. [1221] China K000229234 Isotype Yes
Lai; Rantai; et al. [S.69893] Malaysia K001926315 No
Reynoso; Majaducon [27142] Philippines K001926320 No
Santamaría, D.; Monro, A.K. [10085] Costa Rica K001906501 Yes
Briggs, M.; Schuiteman, A.; Moeljono, S.; Rumbiak Pawere, F.; Mambor, P.; Trirbo, D.; Mandacan, P.; Dowansiba, S. [MB 773] Indonesia K001636808 Yes
Briggs, M.; Simbiak, V.; Paiki, T. [MB 621] Indonesia K001636810 Yes
Dawayan, A. [47] Malaysia K001635710 No
Moritz [1501] Colombia K000537164 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000704330 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cavalerie, J. [510] China K000704345 Isotype Yes
Matuda, E. [2820] Mexico K000537188 Unknown Type Material Yes
Matuda, E. [2753] Mexico K000537189 Type Yes
K:SPC-26701.000 No
K:SPC-32357.000 No

Sources

  • 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.

  • 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

  • Neotropikey

    • Milliken, W., Klitgard, B. and Baracat, A. (2009 onwards), Neotropikey - Interactive key and information resources for flowering plants of the Neotropics.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Trees of New Guinea

    • Trees of New Guinea
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0