Rosaceae
Rhaphiolepis

Rhaphiolepis indica (L.) Lindl.

First published in Bot. Reg. 6: t. 468 (1820)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. China to Indo-China, Japan to Ogasawara-shoto. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the subtropical biome. It is used as a medicine and has environmental uses.

Distribution

Native to:

Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Japan, Jawa, Laos, Nansei-shoto, Ogasawara-shoto, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

Introduced into:

New South Wales

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2020). https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.154.52790. epublication.
  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • Chou, S., Chhnang, P. & Kim, Y. (2016). A Checklist for the Seed Plants of Cambodia: 1-272. National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea.
  • Hnatiuk, R.J. (1990). Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series 11: 1-650.
  • Nielsen, I.C. & al. (1992-1994). Flora Malesiana 11: 1-768. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
  • Smitinand, T. & Larsen, K. (eds.) (1970-1975). Flora of Thailand 2: 1-484. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.
  • Vidal, J.E. (1968). Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viêt-Nam 6: 1-210. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2003). Flora of China 9: 1-494. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2020). https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.154.52790. epublication.
  • Hnatiuk, R.J. (1990). Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series 11: 1-650.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2001). Flora of Japan IIb: 1-550. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2003). Flora of China 9: 1-494. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 1966 Kerr, A.F.G. [8257A] Thailand K000758246 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 1, 1966 Kerr, A.F.G. [8689] Thailand K000758247 Unknown Type Material Yes
Poilane [977] Vietnam K004499672 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K000758248 Unknown Type Material Yes
Evrard, F. [1385] K004499650 Yes
{Dr Harmand} [s.n.] K004499662 Yes
Bon, R.P. [5229] Vietnam K004499654 Yes
Geesink, R.; Hattink, T.; Phengklai, C. [6552] Thailand K004499674 Yes
s.coll. [642] Vietnam K004499671 Yes
Poilane, E. [29027] Vietnam K004499670 Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. [38876] Vietnam K004499666 Yes
Schmid, M.M. [s.n.] Vietnam K004499667 Yes
Pètelot, M. [s.n.] Vietnam K004499664 Yes
Cheng, S.K.; David, B.; Leti, M.; Drouart, N.; Mandeau, A. [CL1129] Cambodia K004499641 Yes
Cheng, S.K.; David, B.; Leti, M.; Drouart, N.; Mandeau, A. [CL1204] Cambodia K004499642 Yes
Poilane [I4689] Cambodia K004499646 Yes
Poilane, M. [962] Vietnam K004499673 Yes
Poilane, M.E. [14207] Cambodia K004499660 Yes
{van Beusekom, C.F.}; Phengkhlai, C.; Geesink, R.; Wongwan, B. [4552] Thailand K004499648 Yes
Müller [672] Cambodia K004499644 Yes
s.coll. [2518] K004499658 Yes
Poilane, M.E. [23052] Cambodia K004499653 Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. [30989] Vietnam K004499669 Yes
Bejaud, M. [597] Cambodia K004499661 Yes
s.coll. [68] Cambodia K004499656 Yes
Fleury, F. [37949] Vietnam K004499645 Yes
Bunchuai, K. [1497] Thailand K004499647 Yes
Poilane, M.E. [29211] Vietnam K004499657 Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B.; Fleury, F. [37548] Vietnam K004499668 Yes
Poilane, E. [9206] Vietnam K004499649 Yes
{M. I'abbé Bon} [5458] Vietnam K004499643 Yes
Poilane, M.E. [13091] Vietnam K004499665 Yes
Poilane, M.E. [29014] Vietnam K004499652 Yes
Fleury, F.; Chevalier, A.J.B. [38651] Vietnam K004499651 Yes
Müller [525] Cambodia K004499663 Yes
Bejaud, M. [891] Cambodia K004499655 Yes
Bon, R.P. [5458] Vietnam K004499659 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible

    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
    • https://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/

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0