Marantaceae

Donax Lour.

First published in Fl. Cochinch.: 11 (1790)
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, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Myanmar, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Santa Cruz Is., Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam

Introduced into:

Caroline Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Kunstler, H. [370] Malaysia K000292266 Type Yes
{de Vogel; Vermeulen} [6697] Indonesia K002186320 Yes
Bogner, J. [409] Thailand K002186162 Yes
Coode [6066] Indonesia K002186323 Yes
Ligon, K. [35] Malaysia K001622185 Yes
Kunstler, H. [370] Malaysia K000292265 Type Yes
Smith, E. [459] Thailand K002186161 Yes
Riedel [s.n.] Indonesia K001731350 Yes
Hamlin, B.T.; Fung, H.K. [180] Indonesia K001731349 Yes
{Balgooy, V.; Darnaedi, D.; Hennipman, E.; Gerardus Johannes de Joncheere; Tantra, I.G.M.} [4028] Indonesia K002186322 Yes
Coode [6066] Indonesia K002186321 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