Rhizophoraceae
Blepharistemma

Blepharistemma membranifolium (Miq.) Ding Hou

First published in Fl. Males. 5: 489 (1958)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. India. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

India

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Blepharistemma serratum.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Singh, V., Singh, P. & Dash, S.S. (eds.) (2021). Flora of India 9: 1-482. Botanical Survey of India.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Hohenacker, R.F. [713] India K000732660 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bourdillion, T.F. [163] India K004633302 Yes
Sasidharan, N. [3815] K004633305 Yes
[unknown/illeg.] [11985] India K000648816 Yes
s.coll. [233] K004633304 Yes
s.coll. [234] K004633303 Yes
Wallich, N. [H.I. 6320] K000732659 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sasidharan, N. [3850] K004633306 Yes

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.
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  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images