Commelinaceae
Cartonema

Cartonema spicatum R.Br.

First published in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 271 (1810)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Australia. It grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
McKee, H.S. [8390] Australia K002791993 Yes
Lazarides, M. [7718] Australia K002791998 Yes
Allen, C.E.F. [152] Australia K002791995 Yes
Must, J. [938] Australia K002791988 Yes
Collins, R. [BC264] Australia K002792007 Yes
Brown, R. [5747] Australia K000854167 Type Yes
Chippendale, G. [7576] Australia K002792005 Yes
Specht, R.L. [75] Australia K002791981 Yes
Brown, R. [s.n.] Australia K000854168 Unknown Type Material Yes
Parker, M. [26] Australia K002792006 Yes
s.coll. [3591] Australia K002792003 Yes
Schomburgk, R. [25] Australia K002791991 Yes
Neldner, V.J. [2767] Australia K002792000 Yes
Brown, R. [s.n.] Australia K000854169 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wilson, I.B. [198] Australia K002791986 Yes
DeCampo, J.M. [13] Australia K001393135 No
Lazarides, M. [7009] Australia K002791984 Yes
Blake, S.T. [23474] Australia K002791997 Yes
Chippendale, G. [7733] Australia K002791979 Yes
Cunningham, A. [[221]] Australia K002791990 Yes
Turner, H. [41] Indonesia K002791929 Yes
s.coll. [3643] Australia K002792004 Yes
Adams, L.G.; Lazarides, M. [3068] Australia K002792002 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K002791987 Yes
Chippendale, G. [7740] Australia K002791978 Yes
Clarkson, J.R. [9188] Australia K002791977 Yes
Allen, C.E.F. [50] Australia K002791994 Yes
Brown, R. [s.n.] Australia K000854166 Unknown Type Material Yes
Brass, L.J. [18418] Australia K002791985 Yes
McKee, H.S. [9198] Australia K002791980 Yes
Chippendale, G. [7599] Australia K002791989 Yes
Specht, R.L. [74] Australia K002791983 Yes
Clarkson, J.R. [4640] Australia K002791999 Yes
Brown, R. [5748] Australia K000854165 Unknown Type Material Yes
Maconochie, J.R. [2166] Australia K002791996 Yes
Specht, R.L. [216B] Australia K002791982 Yes
Vernon, L. [30] Australia K002791976 Yes
Basedow, H. [155] Australia K002791992 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