Commelinaceae
Pollia

Pollia sumatrana Hassk.

First published in Commelin. Ind.: 56 (1870)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Malesia. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, Malaya, Philippines, Sumatera

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. 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?
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; de Wilde-Duyfjes, B.E.E. [15856] Indonesia K002401331 Yes
Cuming, H. [s.n.] Philippines K000291937 Type Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; de Wilde-Duyfjes, B.E.E. [14507] Indonesia K002401332 Yes
Mabesa, C. [25735] Philippines K002401422 Yes
Burkill, I.H.; [Md. Hariff] [[1]3907] Malaysia K002401127 Yes
Cuming, H. [s.n.] Philippines K000291936 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Philippines K002401429 Yes
Ramos, M. [1088] Philippines K002401424 Yes
Ng, F.S.P. [FRI6279] Malaysia K002401128 Yes
Loher, A. [1956] K002401426 Yes
Loher, A. [1955] K002401427 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Philippines K002401428 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [14835] Thailand K002401232 Yes
Hou, D. [185] Malaysia K002401330 Yes
s.coll. [18052] Philippines K002401423 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [15009] Thailand K002401231 Yes
Loher, A. [1954] K002401425 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