Flueggea leucopyrus Willd.

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 4: 757 (1806)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to Somalia, Socotra, Saudi Arabia (Sajid Island), Pakistan to China (Sichuan, Yunnan), Sri Lanka. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bangladesh, China South-Central, Ethiopia, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Somalia, Sri Lanka

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Balakrishnan, N.P. & Chakrabarty, T. (2007). The family Euphorbiaceae in India. A synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography: 1-500. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.
  • 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.
  • Edwards, S., Tadesse, M. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 2(2): 1-456. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • 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.
  • Miller, A.G. & Morris, M. (2004). Ethnoflora of Soqotra Archipelago: 1-759. The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Wu, Z.Y., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D.Y. (eds.) (2008). Flora of China 11: 1-622. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Chakrabarty, T. & Balakrishnan, N.P. (2018). Indo-Burmese Phyllanthaceae: A Taxonomic Revision: 1-437. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.
  • Edwards, S., Tadesse, M. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 2(2): 1-456. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Miller, A.G. & Morris, M. (2004). Ethnoflora of Soqotra Archipelago: 1-759. The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. G. Gilbert [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1925 s.coll. [97] India K000246630 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1925 s.coll. [s.n.] India K000246631 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1925 Roxburgh, W. [s.n.] India K000246632 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1925 s.coll. [s.n] India K000246645 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1925 s.coll. [s.n.] India K001081420 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hemming, C.F.; Watson, R.M. [3291] Somalia K004832290 Yes
Clarkson, J.R.; McDonald, W.J.F. [6831] Australia K004831955 Yes
Clarkson, J.R.; McDonald, W.J.F. [6874] Australia K004831956 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [6770] Australia K004831951 Yes
Gillett, J.B.; Watson, R.M. [23509] Somalia K004832293 Yes
Hemming, C.F. [1751] Somalia K004832291 Yes
Mueller, F.J.H. [s.n.] Australia K001081399 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gillett, J.B. [4382] Somalia K004832292 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K004831954 Yes
Batianoff, G.N. [10015] Australia K004831957 Yes
Smith, L.S. [4758] Australia K004831952 Yes
Forster, P.I. [PIF6582] Australia K004831958 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [6770] Australia K004831953 Yes

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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • 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/
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