Asteraceae
Taraxacum

Taraxacum sikkimense Hand.-Mazz.

First published in Monogr. Taraxacum : 103 (1907)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & E. Himalaya to Tibet. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

East Himalaya, Nepal, Tibet

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Kirschner, J. & al. (2020). The Taraxacum Flora of Ladakh, with notes on the adjacent regions of the West Himalaya. Phytotaxa 457: 1-408.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1991 s.coll. [s.n.] India K000808405 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1990 s.coll. [s.n.] India K000808406 Type Yes
Handel-Mazzetti,H.F. von [7104] China K002697645 Yes
Chapman, F.S. [1128] China K002697646 Yes
Littledale, S.G.R. [s.n.] China K002697643 Yes
Chapman, F.S. [281] China K002697647 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000808422 Type Yes
Chapman, F.S. [1132] China K002697644 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