Ericaceae
Lyonia

Lyonia ovalifolia (Wall.) Drude

First published in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(1): 44 (1889)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NE. Pakistan to Central & S. China and Peninsula Malaysia, Central & S. Japan to Taiwan. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, Japan, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Dy Phon, P. (2000). Dictionnaire des plantes utilisées au Cambodge: 1-915. Chez l'auteur, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
  • Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (2001). Flora of Bhutan 2: 1-1675. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • 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.
  • Nasir, E. & Ali, S.I. (eds.) (1970-1995). Flora of West Pakistan 1-131.
  • Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • 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.
  • Sanjappa, M. & Sastry, A.R.K. (eds.) (2014). Fascicles of Flora of India 25: 1-468. Botanical Survey of India, New Delhi.
  • Turner, I.M. (1995). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(1): 1-346.
  • Van Steenis, C.G.G.J. (ed.) (1960-1972). Flora Malesiana 6: 1-1023. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2005). Flora of China 14: 1-581. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Dy Phon, P. (2000). Dictionnaire des plantes utilisées au Cambodge: 1-915. Chez l'auteur, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
  • Nasir, E. & Ali, S.I. (eds.) (1970-1995). Flora of West Pakistan 1-131.
  • Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Sanjappa, M. & Sastry, A.R.K. (eds.) (2014). Fascicles of Flora of India 25: 1-468. Botanical Survey of India, New Delhi.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2005). Flora of China 14: 1-581. 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?
Jan 1, 2010 Monyrak, M. [22] Cambodia K000639290 No
Sep 1, 2009 T.; P. [279] Malaysia K000517801 No
Sep 1, 2009 Strugnell; Tachun [45961] Malaysia K000517803 No
Sep 1, 2009 van Balgooy, M.M.J. [7225] Malaysia K000517802 No
Jan 1, 2008 Perumal, P., et al. [41567] Malaysia K000512521 No
Anderson, D.J. [s.n.] China K005210384 Yes
Kingdon-Ward, F. [6373] China K005210410 Yes
Hancock, W. [48] China K005210386 Yes
Qin, H.N.; et al. [893239] China K005210404 Yes
Ze-Ying, C. [s.n.] China K005210407 Yes
s.coll. [K012] China K005210390 Yes
Hwa, C.T. [1053] China K005210406 Yes
Chow [108] K005210383 Yes
s.coll. [K144] China K005210391 Yes
Zhao, Z.J. [s.n.] China K005210409 Yes
Henry, A. [9091E] China K005210380 Yes
Imin, K.l, Nazari, A.; Wilkie, P. [FRI 71767] Malaysia K001275460 No
Cribb, P.J. [C4] China K005210388 Yes
s.coll. [0014] China K005210392 Yes
[Abbé Monbeig] [s.n.] K005210379 Yes
Zhao, Z.J. [s.n.] China K005210408 Yes
Forrest, G. [10172] China K005210393 Yes
Chamberlain, D.; Grey-Wilson, C.; Y. Li; McBeath, R.; Schilling, A.; Yuan, H.; Xu, T. [SBLE000000112] China K005210387 Yes
Henry, A. [9623B] China K005210382 Yes
Sampson, T. [s.n.] China K005210378 Yes
Hwa, C.T. [73] China K005210405 Yes
Kirkham; Flanagan [ETOT177] Taiwan K005210401 Yes
Kirkham; Flanagan [ETOT34] Taiwan K005210400 Yes
s.coll. [0719] China K005210389 Yes
Handel-Mazzetti, H.R.E. [6106] China K005210385 Yes
Furuse, M. [46602] Japan K005210402 Yes
Forrest, G. [19136] China K005210411 Yes
Furuse, M. [47369] Japan K005210403 Yes
Henry, A. [11268] China K005210381 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 763] Nepal Andromeda ovalifolia K000639350 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 763] Nepal Andromeda ovalifolia K001111816 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 763] Nepal Andromeda ovalifolia K001111818 Unknown Type Material Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 763] India Andromeda ovalifolia K001111821 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 763] Nepal Andromeda ovalifolia K001111814 Unknown Type Material Yes
Govan, G. [Cat. no. 763] India Andromeda ovalifolia K001111819 Unknown Type Material Yes
Govan, G. [Cat. no. 763] India Andromeda ovalifolia K001111820 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kamrup [Cat. no. 763] India Andromeda ovalifolia K001111822 Unknown Type Material Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 763] India Andromeda ovalifolia K001111817 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 763] Nepal Andromeda ovalifolia K001111815 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 763] India Andromeda ovalifolia K001111823 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n.] India Pieris ovalifolia K005210622 Yes
Schnell, R. [10474] Vietnam Pieris ovalifolia K001609489 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Art and Illustrations in Digifolia

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew

  • 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 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