Gymnosporia rothiana (Walp.) M.A.Lawson
First published in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 1: 620 (1875)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. India. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarly in the wet tropical biome(s).
Distribution
Native to:
India
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Catha rothiana Walp., Repert. Bot. Syst. 1: 532 (1842)
- Celastrus rothianus Wight & Arn., Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 1: 159 (1834), nom. illeg.
- Gymnosporia wightiana R.S.Rao, Fl. Goa 1: 76 (1985), nom. superfl.
- Maytenus rothiana (Walp.) Ramamoorthy, C.J.Saldanha & D.H.Nicolson, Fl. Hassan Distr.: 320 (1976)
- Maytenus wightiana Babu, Bull. Bot. Surv. India 10: 349 (1969), nom. superfl.
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Jordaan, M. (2012). A monograph of Gymnosporia (Celastraceae): 1-759. Thesis, Faculty Nat. Agric. Sci., Univ. of Pretoria.
An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:
- Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS G: 1-40325. [Cited as Maytenus rothiana.]
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Jordaan, M. (2012). A monograph of Gymnosporia (Celastraceae): 1-759. Thesis, Faculty Nat. Agric. Sci., Univ. of Pretoria.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Sources
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2022. 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
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2022. 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