Cornaceae
Alangium

Alangium frutescens Zoll. & Moritzi

First published in H.Zollinger, Syst. Verz. Ind. Archip. 1: 63 (1854)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Malesia to W. New Guinea. It is a liana and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Kiew, R. & al. (eds.) (2021). Malayan Forest Records 49: 1-403.
  • de Wilde, W.J.J.O. & Duyfjes, B.E.E. (2016). A conspectus of Alangium Lam. sect. Alangium (Alangiaceae). Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 44: 74-87.
  • de Wilde, W.J.J.O. & Duyfjes, B.E.E. (2020). Flora Malesiana 24: 1-70. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Alangium salviifolium subsp. hexapetalum.]
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Alangium salviifolium subsp. hexapetalum.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • de Wilde, W.J.J.O. & Duyfjes, B.E.E. (2016). A conspectus of Alangium Lam. sect. Alangium (Alangiaceae). Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 44: 74-87.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2016 Teysmann, J.E. [s.n.] Indonesia K000704835 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 2015 Zollinger, H. [2289] Indonesia K001096814 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2015 Wirawan, N. [368] Indonesia K000608093 No

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