Euphorbiaceae

Cleidion Blume

First published in Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 612 (1826)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical America, W. & W. Central Tropical Africa, Madagascar, S. China to SW. Pacific.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Bismarck Archipelago, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Fiji, Gabon, Ghana, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Mexico Southeast, Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Panamá, Peru, Philippines, Queensland, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Tibet, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Kulju, K.K.M. & Van Welzen, P.C. (2005). Revision of the Genus Cleidion (Euphorbiaceae) in Malesia. Blumea 50: 197-219.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Pax & K. Hoffm. in Engl. Pflanzenr. Euph. 7: 288 (1914).
  • —F.T.A. 6, 1: 930

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 2023 Krukoff, B.A. [6095] Brazil K001206908 Yes
Pillon, Y. [1115] Vanuatu K003491034 Yes
Vieillard, E [1] New Caledonia K001079398 Unknown Type Material Yes
Munzinger; Labat, J.N.; Létocart, D.; Letocart, I.; Chapelle, O.; Barriera, F. [4646] New Caledonia K003491170 Yes
Hyland, B. [2575] Australia K:SPC-33624.000 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [21290] Laos K003490834 Yes
Bardot-Vaucoulon, M.; Andrianantoanina, O. [959] Madagascar K003491227 Yes
Thomsen, K. [601] Costa Rica K000716202 Yes
Pillon, Y. [1105] Vanuatu K003491035 Yes
Ledermann [14083] Palau K003491196 Yes

Sources

  • EBC Common Names

    • Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection

  • 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.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. 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 2026. 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

  • Trees of New Guinea

    • Trees of New Guinea
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0