Asteraceae
Gynura

Gynura procumbens (Lour.) Merr.

First published in Enum. Philipp. Fl. Pl. 3: 618 (1923)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & W. Central Tropical Africa, E. Himalaya to China (Guangdong) and New Guinea. It is a scrambling shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Cambodia, Central African Repu, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Gabon, Guinea, Hainan, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Liberia, Malaya, New Guinea, Nigeria, Philippines, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam, Zaïre

Introduced into:

Mauritius

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Beentje, H.J. (2021). Flore du Gabon 56: 1-148. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Kiew, R. & al. (eds.) (2021). Malayan Forest Records 49: 1-403.
  • Koyama, H., Bunwong, S., Pornpongrungrueng, P. & Hind, D.J.N. (2016). Flora of Thailand 13(2): 143-428. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
  • Sarder, N.U. & Hassan, M.A. (eds.) (2018). Vascular flora of Chittagong and the Chittagong Hill Tracts 3: 1-978. Bangladesh National Herbarium, Dhaka.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Beentje, H.J. (2021). Flore du Gabon 56: 1-148. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • Chou, S., Chhnang, P. & Kim, Y. (2016). A Checklist for the Seed Plants of Cambodia: 1-272. National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Koyama, H., Bunwong, S., Pornpongrungrueng, P. & Hind, D.J.N. (2016). Flora of Thailand 13(2): 143-428. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.
  • Sarder, N.U. & Hassan, M.A. (eds.) (2018). Vascular flora of Chittagong and the Chittagong Hill Tracts 3: 1-978. Bangladesh National Herbarium, Dhaka.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 2008 Takeuchi [12931], Papua New Guinea K000512329 No
Wallich, N. [3150] K000843775 Yes
Cuming, H. [1638], Philippines K000843809 Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [883], Philippines K000843812 Yes
s.coll. [3140], Philippines K000843807 Yes
s.coll. [13864], Philippines K000843810 Yes
Cuming, H. [1638], Philippines K000843806 Yes
s.coll. [3116], Philippines K000843808 Yes
Fortune, R. [52] K000843773 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000843767 Yes
Loher, A. [3696], Philippines K000843803 Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [7014], Philippines K000843814 Yes
Cuming, H. [926], Philippines K000843805 holotype Yes
s.coll. [3151] K000843774 Yes
Lobb, T. [239], Jawa K000843765 Yes
s.coll. [1513], Philippines K000843804 Yes
Cuming, H. [926], Philippines K000843802 holotype Yes
Ahern's collector [2433], Philippines K000843813 Yes
Lobb, T. [239], Jawa K000843766 Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [5936], Philippines K000843811 Unknown type material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3162] Cacalia finlaysoniana K001118664 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3151], Malaysia Cacalia reclinata K001118651 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3150] Cacalia cylindriflora K001118649 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3150] Cacalia cylindriflora K001118650 Yes

Sources

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 2023. 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 2023. 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

    • Copyright applied to individual images