Lythraceae
Sonneratia

Sonneratia apetala Banks

First published in M.Symes, Account Embassy Kingd. Ava: 477 (1800)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is India to Myanmar. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka

Introduced into:

China Southeast, Hainan, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1981). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 3: 1-499. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Lê, T.C. (2003). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 2: 1-1203. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Van Steenis, C.G.G.J. (ed.) (1948-1954). Flora Malesiana 4: 1-631. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
  • Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2007). Flora of China 13: 1-548. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1981). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 3: 1-499. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Lê, T.C. (2003). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 2: 1-1203. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2007). Flora of China 13: 1-548. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
H.J. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K004334020 Yes
{Dr. Roxburgh} [s.n.] India K004334007 Yes
Falconer, H. [949] K004334023 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [18213] K004334014 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [21583A] K004334005 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [33379C] K004334004 Yes
Worthington, T.B. [1312] Sri Lanka K004334019 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [33379B] K004334009 No
Law [s.n.] K004334002 Yes
Lushington, A.W. [s.n.] K004334010 Yes
s.coll. [4133] K004334008 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [3348] K004334001 Yes
Worthington, T.B. [1392] Sri Lanka K004334021 Yes
Sandom, J.H. [76] India K004334018 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004334013 Yes
Matthew, K.M.; Rajamani, C. [RHT1340] India K004334015 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004334012 Yes
Yeung, H.Y. [552] Hong Kong K004333998 Yes
[M. Weld] [20] K004334011 Yes
Worthington, T.B. [1312] Sri Lanka K004334022 Yes
s.coll. [2430] Bangladesh K004334006 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [7739] K004334003 Yes
Sharma, B.D. [167455] India K004334017 Yes
Matthew, K.M.; Rajamani, C. [RHT1340] India K004334016 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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 2024. 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