Hypserpa polyandra Becc.

First published in Malesia 1: 148 (1877)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Sumatera, Lesser Sunda Islands to W. Pacific. It is a climbing shrub or liana and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Caroline Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Maluku, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Queensland, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Vanuatu

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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PAFTOL

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Hancock, I.R. & Henderson, C.P. (1988). Flora of the Solomon Islands. Research Bulletin Dodo Creek Research Station 7: 1-203.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.
  • Van Steenis, C.G.G.J. & De Wilde, W.J.J.O. (eds.) (1984-1989). Flora Malesiana 10: 1-748. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
  • Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2007). Flora of Australia 2: 1-486. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1979). A geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 15: 41-295.
  • Hancock, I.R. & Henderson, C.P. (1988). Flora of the Solomon Islands. Research Bulletin Dodo Creek Research Station 7: 1-203.
  • Van Steenis, C.G.G.J. & De Wilde, W.J.J.O. (eds.) (1984-1989). Flora Malesiana 10: 1-748. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
  • Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2007). Flora of Australia 2: 1-486. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 8, 2009 Takeuchi; Ama [15078] Papua New Guinea K000605223 No
Jan 1, 1957 Beccari, O. [s.n.] Indonesia K000644725 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1957 Beccari, O. [s.n.] Indonesia K000644724 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1957 Cumins, R.B. [350] Solomon Islands K000644714 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1957 Cumins, R.B. [350] Solomon Islands K000644713 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1957 Raap, H. [607] Indonesia K000644723 Type Yes
Takeuchi, W.; Towati, A.; Jisaka, T.; Ama, D. [17348] Papua New Guinea K001906103 Yes
Cabalion, P. [1306PCV] Vanuatu K003547185 No
Beccari, O. [s.n.] Indonesia K000644721 Type Yes
Gray, B.; [9262] Australia K001612144 Yes
Kajewski, S.F. [515] Vanuatu K003547183 No
Kajewski, S.F. [515] Vanuatu K003547184 No
Mauriasi, R.; & Collectors [BSIP17206] Solomon Islands K003547182 No
Jun 14, 2017 Takeuchi, W. [8988] Papua New Guinea Hypserpa polyandra var. tomentosa K000939470 No
Nov 1, 1965 Womersley, J.S. [17805] New Guinea Hypserpa polyandra var. tomentosa K000644722 Holotype Yes
Henty, E.E. [NGF14343] Papua New Guinea Hypserpa polyandra var. tomentosa K003547140 No
Hartley, T.G. [TGH10504] Papua New Guinea Hypserpa polyandra var. tomentosa K003547143 No
Streimann, H.; Kairo, A. [NGA27911] Papua New Guinea Hypserpa polyandra var. tomentosa K003547138 No
van Royen, P. [NGF15019] Papua New Guinea Hypserpa polyandra var. tomentosa K003547141 No
Kairo, A.; Streimann, H. [NGF30899] Papua New Guinea Hypserpa polyandra var. tomentosa K003547142 No
Miller, A.N.; Womersley [NGF14620] Papua New Guinea Hypserpa polyandra var. tomentosa K003547137 No
Dodd, J. [s.n.] Papua New Guinea Hypserpa polyandra var. tomentosa K003547144 No
Streimann, H. [NGF34084] Papua New Guinea Hypserpa polyandra var. tomentosa K003547145 No
Millar, A.N. [NGF23392] Papua New Guinea Hypserpa polyandra var. tomentosa K003547139 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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