Euphorbiaceae
Alchornea

Alchornea rhodophylla Pax & K.Hoffm.

First published in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, VII: 249 (1914)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Peninsula Malaysia (Penang Island). It is a shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Malaya

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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

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

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 1, 2006 Corner, E. [7777] Malaysia K000187424 Type Yes
Sep 1, 2006 Walker [182] Malaysia K000187437 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sep 1, 2006 Curtis [822] Malaysia K000187422 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sep 1, 2006 Corner, E. [7777] Malaysia K000187423 Type Yes
Sep 1, 2006 Curtis, C. [3014] Malaysia K000187425 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sep 1, 2006 Curtis, C. [214] Malaysia K000187419 Holotype Yes
Ridley, H.N. [s.n.] Malaysia K003953873 Yes
Sinclair, J. [39080] Malaysia K003953871 Yes
Nur, Mohd [s.n.] Malaysia K003953874 Yes
Ridley, H.N. [s.n.] Malaysia K003953867 Yes
Whitmore, T.C. [FRI0274] Malaysia K003953869 Yes
Curtis, C. [822] Malaysia K003953872 Yes
Ridley, H.N. [s.n.] Malaysia K003953870 Yes
[HMN] [9377] Malaysia K003953868 Yes
Chelliah, S. [98141] Malaysia K003953875 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