Rhuacophila javanica Blume
First published in Enum. Pl. Javae: 14 (1827)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Malesia to SW. Pacific. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Fiji, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Dianella javanica (Blume) Kunth in Enum. Pl. 5: 52 (1850)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Eustrephus celebicus (Blume) D.Dietr. in Syn. Plant. 2: 1117 (1840)
- Dianella austrocaledonica Seem. in Fl. Vit.: 312 (1868)
- Dianella celebica (Blume) Kunth in Enum. Pl. 5: 55 (1850)
- Dianella javanica f. alba Schlittler in Mitt. Bot. Mus. Univ. Zürich 163: 242 (1940)
- Dianella javanica f. fusiformis Schlittler in Mitt. Bot. Mus. Univ. Zürich 163: 242 (1940)
- Dianella javanica f. rubra Schlittler in Mitt. Bot. Mus. Univ. Zürich 163: 242 (1940)
- Dianella javanica f. stenophylla Schlittler in Mitt. Bot. Mus. Univ. Zürich 163: 242 (1940)
- Rhuacophila celebica Blume in Enum. Pl. Javae: 14 (1827)
Publications
An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:
- Van Steenis, C.G.G.J. (ed.) (1979-1983). Flora Malesiana 9: 1-600. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta. [Cited as Dianella javanica.]
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Smith, A.C. (1991). Flora Vitiensis Nova. A new flora for Fiji (Spermatophytes only) 5: 1-626. Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden, Lawai.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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| New Caledonia | Dianella austrocaledonica | K000644265 | Yes | ||
| MacGillivray, J. [780], New Caledonia | Dianella austrocaledonica | K000644264 | Yes | ||
| Jan 1, 2012 | Beaman [10862] | Dianella javanica | K000524282 | No | |
| Ridley, H.N. [16334], Peninsular Malaysia | Dianella javanica | K000292025 | Unknown type material | Yes |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0