Commelinaceae
Rhopalephora

Rhopalephora vitiensis (Seem.) Faden

First published in Phytologia 37: 480 (1977)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Maluku to W. Pacific. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Caroline Is., Fiji, Maluku, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Herrera, K., Lorence, D.H., Flynn, T. & Balick, M.J. (2010). Checklist of the Vascular plants of Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia with local names and uses. Allertonia 10: 1-204.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
van Steenis, C.G.G.J. [8123] K002401956 Yes
Whistler, W.A. [W 2415] Samoa K002401984 Yes
Darbyshire, P.J.; Hoogland, R.D. [8084] Papua New Guinea K002401967 Yes
Waterhouse, J.H.L. [182] Solomon Islands K002401993 Yes
Degener, O.; Ordonez, E. [13929] Fiji K002401989 Yes
Seemann, B. [643] Fiji K000854139 Unknown Type Material Yes
Henty, E.E. [NGF9821] Papua New Guinea K002401968 Yes
McGregor, R.C. [12409] Philippines K002401970 Yes
Horne, J. [111] Fiji K002401985 Yes
Sands, M.J.S. [964] Papua New Guinea K002401969 Yes
Garber, D.W. [588] Samoa K002401990 Yes
Matamin Rumutom [247] Malaysia K002401937 Yes
{P. van Royen; Sleumer, H.O.} [6821] Papua New Guinea K002401962 Yes
Whistler, W.A. [9920] Samoa K002401983 Yes
Nakisi, A. [8055] Solomon Islands K002401998 Yes
Mauriasi, R.; collectors [11401] Solomon Islands K002401999 Yes
van Steenis, C.G.G.J. [7785] K002401953 Yes
Reynoso; Fuentes; Garcia [1129] Philippines K002401971 Yes
Schodde, R.; Craven, L. [3920] Papua New Guinea K002401973 Yes
s.coll. [2439] Solomon Islands K002401997 Yes
Corner, E.J.H. [2439] K002401996 Yes
Streimann, H.; Kairo, A. [NGF39214] Papua New Guinea K002401965 Yes
Tothill, J.D. [911] Fiji K002401988 Yes
Bakhuizen v. d. Brink [3602] Indonesia K002401957 Yes
Buwalda, P. [5967] Indonesia K002401938 Yes
Buwalda, P. [7494] Indonesia K002401954 Yes
Waterhouse, J.H.L. [13-B] Solomon Islands K002401994 Yes
{Milne (HMS Herald)} [179] K002401986 Yes
{E. F. de Vogel} [3798] Indonesia K002401955 Yes
Floyd, A. [6487] Papua New Guinea K002401964 Yes
{H. S. McKee = use H. S. MacKee} [24252] Vanuatu K002402000 Yes
Brass, L.J. [23825] Papua New Guinea K002401966 Yes
{W. J. J. O. de Wilde; B. E. E. de Wilde; Duyfjes, B.E.E.} [12322] Indonesia K002401939 Yes
de la Rosa Fuentes [s.n.] Philippines K002401972 Yes
Schlechter, R. [14131] K002401963 Yes
Koroiveiban, D. [9405] Fiji K002401995 Yes
[Samou] [s.n.] Samoa K002401992 Yes
Christophersen, E. [107] Samoa K002401991 Yes
Meebold, A. [16505] K002401987 Yes
Hidayat, A. [AH 3658] Indonesia K002401936 Yes
Anang [63] K002401940 Yes
Carr, C.E. [16442] Indonesia K002401961 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 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