Primulaceae
Myrsine

Myrsine capitellata Wall.

First published in W.Roxburgh, Fl. Ind. 2: 295 (1824)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Himalaya to Peninsula Malaysia. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Cambodia, East Himalaya, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicobar Is., Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.
  • Lê, T.C. (2003). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 2: 1-1203. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.
  • Rajbhandari, K.R., Rai, S.K. & Chhetri, R. (2021). A Handbook of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 3: 1-331. Department of Plant Resources, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Turner, I.M. (1995 publ. 1997). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(2): 347-655.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Barooah, C. & Ahmed, I. (2014). Plant diversity of Assam. A checklist of Angiosperms and Gymnosperms: 1-599. Assam science technology and environment council, India.
  • Chou, S., Chhnang, P. & Kim, Y. (2016). A Checklist for the Seed Plants of Cambodia: 1-272. National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea.
  • Choudhary, R.K., Srivastava, R.C., Das, A.K. & Lee, J. (2012). Floristic diversity assessment and vegetation analysis of Upper Siang district of eastern Himalaya in North East India. Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy 42: 222-246.
  • Larsen, K. & Hu, C.M. (1996). Flora of Thailand 6(2): 81-178. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.
  • Lê, T.C. (2003). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 2: 1-1203. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Turner, I.M. (1995 publ. 1997). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(2): 347-655.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2296] Nepal K001115590 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2296] K001115591 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2296] K001115589 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K000756344 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 2297] Myrsine lanceolata K001115592 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2312] Singapore Embelia umbellulata K001115623 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2312] Singapore Embelia umbellulata K001115622 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Cuming, H. [1601] Philippines Myrsine philippensis K000756373 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cuming, H. [868] Philippines Myrsine philippensis K000756375 Isotype Yes
Lobb, W. [484] Philippines Myrsine philippensis K000756374 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cuming, H. [868] Philippines Myrsine philippensis K000756372 Isotype Yes
Merrill, E.D. [3954] Philippines Myrsine philippensis K000756371 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 31, 2015 Imin [FRI 70006] Malaysia Myrsine porteriana K000606477 No
Jan 1, 2006 Curtis, C. [1013] Malaysia Myrsine porteriana K000229858 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 2006 Wray, L. [1537] Malaysia Myrsine porteriana K000229859 Unknown Type Material Yes
Porter, G. [Cat. no. 6525] Malaysia Myrsine porteriana K000674152 Type Yes
Griffith [s.n.] Malaysia Myrsine porteriana K000756387 Unknown Type Material Yes
Griffith [3543] Malaysia Myrsine porteriana K000756388 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [3312] Singapore Myrsine umbellulata K000756389 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Singapore Myrsine umbellulata K000756390 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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 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