Celastraceae
Gymnosporia

Gymnosporia thomsonii Kurz

First published in J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 44: 202 (1875)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & E. Himalaya to Myanmar. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (2001). Flora of Bhutan 2: 1-1675. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Jordaan, M. (2012). A monograph of Gymnosporia (Celastraceae): 1-759. Thesis, Faculty Nat. Agric. Sci., Univ. of Pretoria.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS Genera starting with letter G: 1-40325. [Cited as Maytenus kurzii.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Jordaan, M. (2012). A monograph of Gymnosporia (Celastraceae): 1-759. Thesis, Faculty Nat. Agric. Sci., Univ. of Pretoria.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.
  • Singh, N.P. & al. (eds.) (2002). Flora of Mizoram 1: 1-845. Botanical Survey of India.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 1, 1988 s.coll. [s.n.] Bhutan K001328479 Syntype Yes
Griffith [1982] India K001328482 Yes
Griffith [1981] Bhutan K001328480 Yes
J.D.H. [272] K004639061 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [9541] K004639062 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004639060 Yes
King, G. [s.n.] K004639059 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [1942A] K004639065 Yes
King, G. [s.n.] K004639058 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [8085] K004639068 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [26963A] India K004639066 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [817A] K004639064 Yes
[Mery] [4781] K004639057 Yes
Kurz, S. [s.n.] India K000669815 Type Yes
Clarke, C.B. [27664B] K004639067 Yes
s.coll. [1748B] K004639063 Yes

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/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. 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 2026. 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