Menispermaceae
Hypserpa

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

Publications

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?
Jan 1, 1957 Cumins, R.B. [350], Solomon Is. K000644714 Yes
Jan 1, 1957 Beccari, O. [s.n.], Sulawesi K000644724 isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1957 Beccari, O. [s.n.], Sulawesi K000644725 isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1957 Raap, H. [607], Sumatera K000644723 isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1957 Cumins, R.B. [350], Solomon Is. K000644713 holotype Yes
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

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 2023. 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 2023. 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