Annonaceae
Desmos

Desmos dumosus (Roxb.) Saff.

First published in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 39: 506 (1912)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Bhutan to China (S,. Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi) and Indo-China. It is a climbing shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Laos, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141.
  • Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (1984). Flora of Bhutan 1(2): 189-462. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Johnson, D.M. & Murray, N.A. (eds.) (2022). Flora of Thailand 16(1): 1-332. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.
  • 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.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Turner, I.M. (1995). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(1): 1-346.
  • Turner, I.M. (2011). A catalogue of the Annonaceae of Borneo. Phytotaxa 36: 1-120.
  • Turner, I.M. (2012). Annonaceae of Borneo: a review of the climbing species. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 64: 371-479.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2011). Flora of China 19: 1-884. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (1984). Flora of Bhutan 1(2): 189-462. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Johnson, D.M. & Murray, N.A. (eds.) (2022). Flora of Thailand 16(1): 1-332. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2011). Flora of China 19: 1-884. 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?
Aug 15, 1952 Elmer, A.D.E. [20525] Malaysia K000691350 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ridley; Robinson; Kloss [s.n.] Malaysia K003527451 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [8871] Thailand K000595483 Yes
s.coll. [1035] Malaysia K003527455 Yes
s.coll. [[1035A]] Malaysia K003527459 Yes
Wray Jr, L. [2619] Malaysia K003527453 Yes
Burkill, H.M. [HMB1812] Singapore K003527464 Yes
Chan, Y.C. [FRI13247] Malaysia K003527460 Yes
Kiah [32145] Malaysia K003527463 Yes
Dr. King's Collector [4592] Malaysia K003527457 Yes
s.coll. [3118] Malaysia K003527456 Yes
Ridley, H.N. [s.n.] Malaysia K003527454 Yes
[HNR] [10315] Malaysia K003527449 Yes
s.coll. [452] Malaysia K003527450 Yes
Mat Asri [FRI25713] Malaysia K003527465 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [3584] Thailand K000595481 Yes
s.coll. [2932] Malaysia K003527461 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [8659] Thailand K000595482 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Bangladesh K000691360 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [2591] Thailand K000595478 Syntype Yes
Sinclair, J. [40950] Singapore K003527466 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [2812] Thailand K000595480 Syntype Yes
Dr. King's Collector [10028] Malaysia K003527452 Yes
Kiah [32145] Malaysia K003527462 Yes
Dr. King's Collector [5461] Malaysia K003527458 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6429] Unona dumosa K000852826 Type Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 6429] Bangladesh Unona dumosa K000852824 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6429] Unona dumosa K000852825 Epitype Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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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

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