Phyllanthaceae
Leptopus

Leptopus clarkei (Hook.f.) Pojark.

First published in Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 20: 272 (1960)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Assam to S. China. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, China South-Central, China Southeast, Myanmar, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Chakrabarty, T. & Balakrishnan, N.P. (2018). Indo-Burmese Phyllanthaceae: A Taxonomic Revision: 1-437. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.
  • Vorontsova, M.S. & Hoffmann, P. (2010). Revision of the genus Leptopus (Phyllanthaceae, Euphorbiaceae sensu lato). Kew Bulletin 64: 627-644.
  • Wu, Z.Y., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D.Y. (eds.) (2008). Flora of China 11: 1-622. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • 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. [Cited as Andrachne clarkei.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.
  • Vorontsova, M.S. & Hoffmann, P. (2010). Revision of the genus Leptopus (Phyllanthaceae, Euphorbiaceae sensu lato). Kew Bulletin 64: 627-644.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 2007 Clarke, C.B. [41671] India K000186355 Type Yes
Aug 1, 2007 Esquirol, J.H. [110] China K000186273 Isotype Yes
Aug 1, 2007 Clarke, C.B. [41671] India K000186354 Type Yes
Jun 16, 2003 Forrest, George [10917] China Andrachne esquirolii K000186278 Yes
Jun 16, 2003 Forrest, George [22495] China Andrachne esquirolii K000186275 Yes
Maire, E., E. [608] China Andrachne esquirolii K000186281 Yes
Henry, Aug. [10,989] China Andrachne esquirolii K000186284 Yes
Henry, Aug. [10,989] China Andrachne esquirolii K000186285 Yes
Henry, Aug. [10,989A] China Andrachne esquirolii K000186286 Yes
Henry, Aug. [10,989c] China Andrachne esquirolii K000186279 Yes
Henry, Aug. [10.989B] China Andrachne esquirolii K000186287 Yes
Henry, Aug. [10,989] China Andrachne esquirolii K000186280 Yes
Cavalerie, J. [1075] China Andrachne esquirolii K000186282 Yes
Cavalerie, J. [1288] China Andrachne esquirolii K000186283 Yes
Jun 16, 2003 Delavay, abbe, M. [3269] China Andrachne clarkei K000186272 Yes
Bor, N.L. [6397] India Andrachne clarkei K000186356 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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 2024. 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 Bulletin

    • Kew Bulletin
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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