Euphorbiaceae
Alchornea

Alchornea liukiuensis Hayata

First published in J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 30: 268 (1911)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nansei-shoto to N. Taiwan. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Nansei-shoto, Taiwan

Synonyms

Heterotypic 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.
  • van Welzen, P.C. & Bulalacao, L.J. (2007). The genus Alchornea (Euphorbiaceae) in the Malay Archipelago and Thailand. Systematic Botany 32: 803-818.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Chayamarit, K. & Van Welzen, P.C. (2005). Euphorbiaceae (Genera A-F). Flora of Thailand 8(1): 1-303. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok. [Cited as Alchornea trewioides var. trewioides.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Furuse, M. [5414] Japan K003953782 Yes
Furuse, M. [2479] Japan K003953774 Yes
Furuse, M. [5453] Japan K003953781 Yes
Furuse, M. [2479] Japan K003953775 Yes
Furuse, M. [2377] Japan K003953778 Yes
Yasuda, K. [1698] Japan K003953777 Yes
Furuse, M. [5414] Japan K003953783 Yes
Yasuda, K. [2581] Japan K003953776 Yes
Furuse, M. [3183] Japan K003953779 Yes
Furuse, M. [5412] Japan K003953780 Yes
Tanaka, T.; Shimada, Y. [s.n.] Taiwan Alchornea kelungensis K003953773 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 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