Stemona tuberosa Lour.

First published in Fl. Cochinch.: 404 (1790)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Asia. It is a climbing tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, India, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

Classification

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PAFTOL

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • Hộ, P.-H. (1993). Câycỏ Việtnam. An Illustrated flora of Vietnam 3(2): 603-1176. Pham-hoang Ho, Montréal.
  • Kalkman, C. & al. (eds.) (1992-1994). Flora Malesiana 11: 1-768. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • 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.
  • Li, J.X. & al. (2018). Species delimination of Stemona (Stemonaceae) based on sequences of five placid DNA regions. Phytotaxa 374: 291-296.
  • Smitinand, T. & Larsen, K. (eds.) (1978). Flora of Thailand 1: 1-694. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Hộ, P.-H. (1993). Câycỏ Việtnam. An Illustrated flora of Vietnam 3(2): 603-1176. Pham-hoang Ho, Montréal.
  • Kalkman, C. & al. (eds.) (1992-1994). Flora Malesiana 11: 1-768. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • 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.
  • Smitinand, T. & Larsen, K. (eds.) (1978). Flora of Thailand 1: 1-694. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • Zhengyi, W. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2000). Flora of China 24: 1-431. 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?
Jan 1, 1990 Wallich, N. [5156] India K000820826 Unknown Type Material Yes
Loher, A. [1904] K002775715 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [20786] Laos K002775671 No
Chaloenphol, Ch. [96] Thailand K002775677 No
Wilson, E.H. [1534] China K002775573 Yes
Asia-Tropical K:SPC-66330.000 No
McDonald; Sunaryo [4568] Indonesia K002775704 No
Liang, H.Y. [61614] China K002775563 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002775731 Yes
Price, W.R. [736] China K002775565 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002775579 Yes
Tan, J.P.C.; Kiew, R.; Angan, A. [FRI 78109] Malaysia K002775607 Yes
Lei, C.I. [678] China K002775566 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [29353] K002775685 No
Imin, K.; Willemse, L.; Duistermaat, H.; Nazri, A. [FRI 70150] Malaysia K002775604 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [26649] China K002775574 Yes
Ramaswami, M.S.; M.A. [1648] India K002775584 Yes
Winit [1400] Thailand K002775667 Yes
Put [4055] Thailand K002775663 Yes
Loher, A. [1903] Philippines K002775712 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002775729 Yes
s.coll. [5600] Bangladesh K002775589 Yes
Henry, A. [10773] China K002775569 Yes
Teruya, Z. [923] Malaysia K002775608 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [3599] Thailand K002775675 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002775728 Yes
[Khoon Winit] [711] Thailand K002775674 No
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002775588 Yes
[illegible] [10068] Malaysia K002775603 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] China K002775568 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [21441] China K002775562 Yes
Inthachub, P. [80] Thailand K002775676 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002775732 Yes
Henry [566] China K002775567 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [20687] Thailand K002775661 Yes
van der Maesen, L.J.G. [3740] Bangladesh K002775580 Yes
Henderson, M.R. [18488] Malaysia K002775601 Yes
McDonald; Sunaryo [4568] Indonesia K002775703 No
[illegible] [5979] Thailand K002775666 Yes
Marcan, A. [2326] Thailand K002775668 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [549] India K002775590 Yes
McClure, F.A. [20103] China K002775560 Yes
Loher, A. [6983] Philippines K002775713 No
Boyce, P.C. [1039] Thailand K002775669 Yes
Walkin, P. [923] Thailand K002775681 No
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K002775587 Yes
Ridley, H.N. [s.n.] Malaysia K002775600 Yes
s.coll. [20786] Laos K002775665 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [20151] Thailand K002775664 Yes
Ridley, H.N. [s.n.] Malaysia K002775602 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [4161] Thailand K002775660 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [28968] Vietnam K002775682 No
Winit [853] Thailand K002775673 No
Clarke, C.B. [14936] India K002775594 Yes
[illegible] [8957] Thailand K002775662 Yes
Wilkin, P.; Suddee, S.; Jonganurak, T.; Chumchamroon, V.; Paton, A.; Muasya, A.; Esser, H. [T956] Thailand K002775670 No
Wilson, E.H. [4554] China K002775571 Yes
Clemens, J.; Clemens, M.S. [4352] Vietnam K002775683 No
Gamble, J.S. [16062] India K002775585 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [20786] Laos K002775672 No
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K002775593 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [1534] China K002775572 Yes
Grile, D.P.M. [4809] Hong Kong K002775575 Yes
s.coll. [FRI 27198] Malaysia K002775609 Yes
Henry, A. [816] China K002775564 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [19787] India K002775591 Yes
s.coll. [14780] Malaysia K002775605 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] Malaysia K002775606 Yes
Abu Husin, H.; Ahmad, A. [FRI59001] Malaysia K002775610 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [13921] India K002775582 Yes
[A. W. Lachungters] [s.n.] India K002775581 Yes
Hencock, A.D. [51] Hong Kong K002775570 Yes
Tessier-Yandell, M.F. (Mrs.) [59] India K002775586 Yes
s.coll. [3942] Philippines K002775716 No
Thorel (Dr) [3307] Vietnam K002775684 No
Robinson, C.B. [295] K002775702 No
Wilson, E.H. [2593] China K002775561 Yes
Lazarides, M. [7854] Philippines K002775717 No
Loher, A. [6969] Philippines K002775714 No
[J. W. Surkiee] [s.n.] Malaysia K002775599 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002775583 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002775592 Yes

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