Commelinaceae
Dictyospermum

Dictyospermum ovalifolium Wight

First published in Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 6: t. 2070 (1853)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Laccadive Islands, S. India, Sri Lanka, Assam to Indo-China. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, India, Laccadive Is., Sri Lanka, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ananda Rao, T. & Ellis, J.L. (1995). Flora of Lakshadweep islands off the Malabar coast, peninsular India, with emphasis on phytogeographical distribution of plants. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 19: 235-250.
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ananda Rao, T. & Ellis, J.L. (1995). Flora of Lakshadweep islands off the Malabar coast, peninsular India, with emphasis on phytogeographical distribution of plants. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 19: 235-250.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 2010 Wight [s.n.] India K000854149 Type Yes
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J.; Saldanha, C.J. [76/204] India K002400880 Yes
Saldanha, C.J.; Hooker, J.D. [14579] India K002400882 Yes
Thomson, G. [10] K002400883 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J.; Saldanha, C.J. [76/208] India K002400881 Yes
Barnes, E. [s.n.] India K002400884 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.
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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 2024. 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

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