Commelinaceae

Rhopalephora Hassk.

First published in Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 22: 58 (1864)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Madagascar, Tropical & Subtropical Asia to W. Pacific.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Fiji, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Samoa, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Collins, D.J. [1358] Thailand K002401924 Yes
{Du, N.V.; Quang, B.H.; Chinh, V.T.; The, P.V.; R. P. J. de Kok; Xanthos, M.D.; Moore, A.; Sinou, C.J.A.; Clark, R.P.; Little, P.I.} [HNK 2248] Vietnam K002401921 Yes
s.coll. [29] India K002401896 Yes
{Du, N.V.; Quang, B.H.; Chinh, V.T.; The, P.V.; R. P. J. de Kok; Xanthos, M.D.; Moore, A.; Sinou, C.J.A.; Clark, R.P.; Little, P.I.} [HNK 2723] Vietnam K002401920 Yes
{Griffith} [5490] K002401976 Yes
Phuong, V.X.; Huyen, D.D.; Nguyen Van Du; Nguyen, Q.B.; Do Thi Xuyen [HNK 88] Vietnam K002401916 Yes
Kostermans [18653] Indonesia K002401958 Yes
[P. Narasimhanso] [67] India K002401903 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [1338A] K002401978 Yes
Wenger, W.J.L. [330] India K002401908 Yes
[Matetie] [3026] India K002401873 Yes
Put [3458] Thailand K002401926 Yes
Fischer, C.E.C. [1840] India K002401875 Yes
Robinson, H.C.; Kloss, C.B. [s.n.] Indonesia K002401943 Yes
Wee-Lek, C. [CWL180] Malaysia K002401900 Yes
Larsen, K.; Larsen, S.S. [34469] Thailand K002401928 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [6500A] Thailand K002401932 Yes
Meebold, A. [9106] India K002401876 Yes
Vu Xuan Phuong; Huyen, D.D.; Nguyen Van Du; Nguyen, Q.B.; Do Thi Xuyen [HNK 88] Vietnam K002401917 Yes
Put [4381] Thailand K002401914 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [4102] India K002401894 Yes
Mishmee [5490] India K002401911 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [4102] India K002401895 Yes
C.H. [691] India K002401975 Yes
Pleyte, D.R. [85] Indonesia K002401948 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [36672 C] India K002401980 Yes
Bor, N.L. [6287] India K002401904 Yes
Robinson, H.C.; Kloss, C.B. [s.n.] Indonesia K002401947 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K002401977 Yes
[Mgresy] [s.n.] India K002401907 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [44514 B] India K002401909 Yes
Wallich [[8223F]] India K002401899 No
s.coll. [13806] Malaysia K002401913 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] India K002401912 Yes
Clemens, J.; Clemens, M.S. [29682] K002401949 Yes
[Munklaw] [5490] India K002401910 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [6500] Thailand K002401922 Yes
Put [4381] Thailand K002401915 Yes
{Du, N.V.; Quang, B.H.; Chinh, V.T.; The, P.V.; R. P. J. de Kok; Xanthos, M.D.; Moore, A.; Sinou, C.J.A.; Clark, R.P.; Little, P.I.} [HNK 2248] Vietnam K002401919 Yes
[illegible] [946] India K002401901 Yes
Belcher, R.O. [896] India K002401872 Yes
s.coll. [2844] Sri Lanka K002401877 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [16192] Thailand K002401931 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [1337A] K002401979 Yes
{Du, N.V.; Quang, B.H.; Chinh, V.T.; The, P.V.; R. P. J. de Kok; Xanthos, M.D.; Moore, A.; Sinou, C.J.A.; Clark, R.P.; Little, P.I.} [HNK 2723] Vietnam K002401918 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [6500] Thailand K002401933 Yes
Wight [s.n.] India K002401897 Yes
Balansa, B. [4107] Vietnam K002401929 Yes
Kerr, A. [6500A] Thailand K002401923 Yes
Put [3458] Thailand K002401925 Yes
Bünnemeyer [4510] Indonesia K002401944 Yes
Boden Kloss, C. [s.n.] Thailand K002401930 Yes
{W. J. J. O. de Wilde; B. E. E. de Wilde; Duyfjes, B.E.E.} [13524] Indonesia K002401942 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [18155] India K002401905 Yes
[Pulueys] [s.n.] India K002401874 Yes
Meebold, A.E. [6217] India K002401902 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [26745] India K002401906 Yes
Lorzing, J.A. [15722] Indonesia K002401946 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [1508] Thailand K002401927 Yes
Ridley, H.N. [s.n.] Indonesia K002401945 Yes
Bartlett, H.H. [6563] Indonesia K002401941 Yes
Keke [215] Nepal K002401974 No

Sources

  • 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.

  • 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