Saxifragaceae

Astilbe Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don

First published in Prodr. Fl. Nepal.: 210 (1825)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Himalaya to Temp. E. Asia and Jawa, New Guinea, E. U.S.A.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Amur, Assam, Borneo, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Georgia, Inner Mongolia, Japan, Jawa, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Korea, Kuril Is., Laos, Manchuria, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, North Carolina, Philippines, Primorye, Qinghai, South Carolina, Taiwan, Tennessee, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, Virginia, West Himalaya, West Virginia

Introduced into:

Austria, Central European Russia, Germany, Great Britain, New York

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

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, 529. MIM, Deurne.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 19, 2004 Argent, G.; Mendum, M. [92513] Indonesia K000227876 Yes
Aug 19, 2004 Lowe, R.A.E. [1d] Indonesia K000227875 Yes
Tschonoski [s.n.] Japan K000674081 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Japan K000674077 Unknown Type Material Yes
Maximovicz [s.n.] K000674085 Unknown Type Material 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.

  • 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