Rubiaceae

Hydnophytum Jack

First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 14: 124 (1823)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Indo-China to W. Pacific.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., Fiji, Jawa, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Jebb, M.H.P. & Huxley, C.R. (2019). The tuberous epiphytes of the Rubiaceae 7: a revision of the genus Hydnophytum. Blumea 64: 23-91.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1994 Green, P.S. [1274] Vanuatu K000772005 Yes
Dec 1, 1991 Docters van Leeuwen, W.M. [9566] K000761948 Type Yes
Dec 1, 1991 Docters van Leeuwen, W.M. [9566] K000761947 Type Yes
Dec 1, 1991 Stevens, P.F. [55653] Papua New Guinea K000761964 Type Yes
Dec 1, 1991 Brass, L.J. [28005] New Guinea K000761957 Type Yes
Dec 1, 1991 Huxley, C.R.; Turton, L.M. [5919] Papua New Guinea K000761971 Isotype Yes
Dec 1, 1991 Docters van Leeuwen, W.M. [9540] K000761965 Holotype Yes
Dec 1, 1991 Kostermans, A. [985] Indonesia K000761923 Type Yes
Dec 1, 1991 Kostermans, A. [985] Indonesia K000761924 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jebb, M. [327] Papua New Guinea K000761979 Type Yes
Jebb, M. [338] Papua New Guinea K000761972 Type Yes
Ridsdale, C.E. [2440] Indonesia K001634042 Yes
Sands, M.J.S. [1193] Papua New Guinea K:SPC-09108.020 No
Jebb [429] Papua New Guinea K001609009 Yes
Johns, R.J. [9774] K:SPC-70618.000 No
Kostermans [985 K] Indonesia K:SPC-71527.000 Type No
Jebb, M. [397] Papua New Guinea K000761977 Type Yes
Davis, A.P.; et al. [800] Indonesia K000761943 Type Yes
Davis, A.P.; et al. [800] Indonesia K000761944 Type Yes
Sands, M.J.S. [1818] Papua New Guinea K:SPC-45729.000 No
Schlechter, F.R.R. [18430] Papua New Guinea K000761956 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sands, M.J.S.; Pattison, G.A.; Wood, J.J. [SANDS 1343] Papua New Guinea K001609014 Yes
Sands, M.J.S.; Pattison, G.A.; Wood, J.J. [SANDS 1343] Papua New Guinea K001609015 Yes
McPherson, G., et al. [19437] Vanuatu K000938874 Type Yes
Jebb, M. [890] Indonesia K000761975 Yes
Johns, R.J. [10703] Indonesia K:SPC-64638.000 No
Sands, M.J.S. [7187] Indonesia K:SPC-74029.000 No
Jebb, M. [376] Papua New Guinea K000761978 Type Yes

Sources

  • 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.

  • Interactive Key to Seed Plants of Malesia and Indo-China

    • The Malesian Key Group (2010) Interactive Key to Seed Plants of Malesia and Indo-China (Version 2.0, 28 Jul 2010) The Nationaal Herbarium Nederland Leiden and The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

  • 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