Ranunculaceae
Ranunculus

Ranunculus munroanus J.R.Drumm. ex Dunn

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1925: 279 (1925)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NE. Pakistan to W. Tibet and Nepal. It is a perennial or tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subalpine or subarctic biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ali, S.I. & Nasir, Y.J. (1991). Flora of Pakistan 193: 1-164. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Dar, G.H. & Govaerts, R.H.A. (2025). Flora of Kashmir Himalaya: Sind Valley 1: 1-606. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehradun, India.
  • M.Iranshahr, K.H.Rechinger, H.Riedl (1992). Flora Iranica 171: 1-249. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Srivastava, S.K. (2010). Revision of genus Ranunculus L. (Ranunculaceae) in India. Taiwania 55: 273-314.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2001). Flora of China 6: 1-511. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Srivastava, S.K. (2010). Revision of genus Ranunculus L. (Ranunculaceae) in India. Taiwania 55: 273-314.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 1, 2007 Coventry, B.O. [889] India K000357834 Isolectotype Yes
Apr 1, 2007 Falconer, H. [2867] K000357835 Type Yes
Apr 1, 2007 Sahni, B. [287] India K000692699 Syntype Yes
Apr 1, 2007 Drummond, J.R. [14304] India K000357839 Syntype Yes
Apr 1, 2007 Clarke, C.B. [29834] India K000357838 Type Yes
Apr 1, 2007 Falconer, H. [3230] K000061834 Isolectotype Yes
Apr 1, 2007 Sahni, B. [287] India K000692700 Type Yes
Apr 1, 2007 Falconer, H. [2926] K000061833 Isolectotype Yes
Apr 1, 2007 Munro, W. [514] India K000357837 Type Yes
Dec 18, 2005 Falconer, H. [1786/2] India K000061835 Type Yes
Dec 18, 2005 Falconer, H. [3118] India K000357836 Type Yes
Duthie, J.F. [11309] India K000692697 Unknown Type Material Yes
Duthie, J.F. [11101] India K000692698 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drummond, J.R. [14173] India K000357833 Lectotype 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/

  • 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