Lamiaceae
Gomphostemma

Gomphostemma niveum Hook.f.

First published in Fl. Brit. India 4: 697 (1885)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Assam to Bangladesh. It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bongcheewin, B. (2013). Taxonomy, chemosystematics and phylogenetics of the genus Gomphostemma Wall. ex Benth. (Lamiaceae): 1-314. Thesis, School of biological and chemical sciences, Birkbeck College, University of London.
  • Bongcheewin, B., Ingrouille, M.J. & Paton, A.J. (2022). A revision of Gomphostemma (Lamiaceae). Kew Bulletin 77: 27-92.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2010 Griffith, W. [s.n.] India K000846345 Syntype Yes
Jan 1, 2010 Griffith, W. [1015] India K000846344 Syntype Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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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/
    • © 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

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