Rubiaceae
Gaertnera

Gaertnera obesa Hook.f. ex C.B.Clarke

First published in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 4: 92 (1883)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Malaya, Borneo (Sarawak). It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, Malaya

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Malcomber, S.T. & Taylor, C.M. (2009). A systematic revision of Gaertnera (Rubiaceae, Gaertnereae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 96: 575-671.
  • Middleton, J.D. (ed.) (2019). Flora of Singapore 13: 1-654. Singapore Botanic Gardens.
  • Turner, I.M. (1995 publ. 1997). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(2): 347-655.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Malcomber, S.T. & Taylor, C.M. (2009). A systematic revision of Gaertnera (Rubiaceae, Gaertnereae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 96: 575-671.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 1966 Wallich, N. [8328] Singapore K000173251 Type Yes
Oct 1, 1966 Wallich, N. [8328] Singapore K000173249 Lectotype Yes
Oct 1, 1966 Maingay, A.C., (?) [2701] Malaya K000173248 No
Oct 1, 1966 Maingay, A.C., (?) [925] Malaya K000173247 Unknown Type Material No
Oct 1, 1966 Walker [212] Malaya K000173246 Syntype No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8328] Singapore Psychotria obesa K001125256 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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 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