Euphorbiaceae
Alchornea

Alchornea alnifolia (Bojer ex Baill.) Pax & K.Hoffm.

First published in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, VII: 250 (1914)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Comoros, Madagascar. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Comoros, Madagascar

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Barthelat, F. (2019). La flore illustrée de Mayotte: 1-687. Biotope éditions.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Grey [s.n.] Madagascar K000425580 Unknown Type Material Yes
Baron, R. [5772] Madagascar K001044976 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wohlhauser, S.; Ranjatson, P. [SW60028] Madagascar K003490116 Yes
Phillipson, P.B. [2371] Madagascar K003490126 Yes
Humbert, H. [19590] Madagascar K001906198 Yes
Capuron, R. [22174-SF] Madagascar K001906217 Yes
Humbert, H. [19758] Madagascar K001906214 Yes
Rakotomalaza, P.J. [279] Madagascar K003490109 Yes
Barthelat, F.; Mchangama, M. [1737] Mayotte K003490132 Yes
Humbert, H.; Capuron, R. [23942] Madagascar K003490127 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Madagascar K003490120 Yes
s.coll. [5884] Madagascar K003490119 Yes
Grevé [73] Madagascar K003490123 Yes
Baron, R. (Rev.) [6240] Madagascar K003490128 Yes
Leandri, J. [511] Madagascar K003490129 Yes
Phillipson, P. [1840] Madagascar K003490125 Yes
s.coll. [5884] Madagascar K003490118 Yes
Richard, A. [158] Madagascar K003490121 Yes
Jongkind, C.C.H.; Andriantiana, J.; Razanatsoa, H.E. [3200] Madagascar K003490115 Yes
Randrianarivelo, C.; Letsara, R.; Kamisilahy [296] Madagascar K003490110 Yes
Humbert, H.; Swingle, C.F. [7098] Madagascar K000425579 Unknown Type Material Yes
Baron, R. (Rev.) [6386] Madagascar K003490130 Yes
Humbert, H. [6963] Madagascar K003490114 Yes
Razakamalala, R. [6059] Madagascar K003490111 Yes
Barthelat, F.; Pignal, M.; M'Changama, M.; Sifary, A.B. [524] Mayotte K003490131 Yes
Labat, J.-N.; Barthelat, F.; Hladik, C.M.; Sifary, A.B. [3269] Mayotte K003490133 Yes
Malcomber, S.T.; Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [1120] Madagascar K003490124 Yes
O'Connor, S. [73] Madagascar K003490122 Yes
Nusbaumer, L.; Ranirison, P. [LN1567] Madagascar K003490112 Yes
Rakotondranony; Smith; Razafimamonjy [1] Madagascar K003490117 Yes
Labat, J.-N.; Barthelat, F.; Hladik, C.M.; Sifary, A.B. [3271] Mayotte K003490134 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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