Hedyotis prostrata Blume

First published in Catalogus: 40 (1823)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Indo-China to W. & Central Malesia. It is a scrambling subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, Cambodia, Jawa, Malaya, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Middleton, J.D. (ed.) (2019). Flora of Singapore 13: 1-654. Singapore Botanic Gardens.
  • Puff, C., Chayamarit, K., Chamchumroon, V. & Esser, H.-J. (2021). Flora of Thailand 15(1): 1-235. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • Wikström, N., Neupane, S., Kårehed, J., Motley, T.J. & Bremer, B. (2013). Phylogeny of Hedyotis (Rubiaceae: Spermacoceae): redefining a comlex Asian-Pacific assemblage. Taxon 62: 357-374.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Oldenlandia prostrata.]
  • Singh, V., Singh, P. & Dash, S.S. (eds.) (2021). Flora of India 9: 1-482. Botanical Survey of India. [Cited as Hedyotis congesta.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Backer, C.A. & Bakhuizen van den Brink, R.C. in Backer, C.A. & Bakhuizen van den Brink, R. C. (1965). Flora of Java 2: 1-641. N.V.P. Noordhoff, Groningen, The Netherlands.
  • Chou, S., Chhnang, P. & Kim, Y. (2016). A Checklist for the Seed Plants of Cambodia: 1-272. National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea.
  • Middleton, J.D. (ed.) (2019). Flora of Singapore 13: 1-654. Singapore Botanic Gardens.
  • Puff, C., Chayamarit, K., Chamchumroon, V. & Esser, H.-J. (2021). Flora of Thailand 15(1): 1-235. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2011). Flora of China 19: 1-884. 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?
Sep 14, 2016 Murata et al. [T16251] Thailand K001045911 No
Schmidt, J. [634a] K004934975 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [17709] Thailand K004934972 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [19086] Thailand K004934968 Yes
[A. Kerr] [12482] K004934970 Yes
[Nai Noc] [25] Thailand K004934978 Yes
[A. Kerr] [8524] Thailand K004934976 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia K000760348 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [17486] Thailand K004934973 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [14777] Thailand K004934969 Yes
Phengnaren, S. [502] Thailand K004934974 Yes
van Beusekom, C.F.; Phengklai, C. [12] Thailand K004934971 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [6816] Thailand K004934977 Yes
Balslev, H.; Poopath, M.; Karaket, P.; Thaotawin, P.; Kladwong, P.; Rujichaipimon, W.; Brem Nøhr, N. [10096] Thailand Oldenlandia prostrata K001767471 No
Burkill, H.M.; Shah, M. [HMB1045] Malaysia Hedyotis congesta K004934880 Yes
Chelliah, S. [104674] Malaysia Hedyotis congesta K004934893 Yes
Boden Kloss, C. [6506] Malaysia Hedyotis congesta K004934868 Yes
Shah, M.; Kadim [MS563] Malaysia Hedyotis congesta K004934874 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [7671] Thailand Hedyotis congesta K004934962 Yes
Whitmore, T.C. [FRI8728] Malaysia Hedyotis congesta K004934895 Yes
Shimizu, T.; Iwatsuki, K.; Fukuoka, N.; Hutoh, M. [M13074] Malaysia Hedyotis congesta K004934897 Yes
Esser, H.-J.; Chamchumroon, V.; Kocyan, A.; Tillich, H.-J. [05-62] Thailand Hedyotis congesta K004934950 Yes
Larsen, K.; Larsen, S.S. [s.n.] Thailand Hedyotis congesta K004934952 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cambodia Hedyotis congesta K004934946 Yes
Ng, F.S.P. [FRI022089] Malaysia Hedyotis congesta K004934886 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P5011] Malaysia Hedyotis congesta K004934879 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [16399] Thailand Hedyotis congesta K004934965 Yes
s.coll. [16251] Malaysia Hedyotis congesta K004934870 Yes
Alphonso, A.G.; Sanusi; Sidek [S196] Malaysia Hedyotis congesta K004934873 Yes
Sidek bin Kiah [S82] Singapore Hedyotis congesta K004934878 Yes
Kadim; Mahmood [K62] Malaysia Hedyotis congesta K004934875 Yes
Ng [98069] Malaysia Hedyotis congesta K004934885 Yes
Hardial; Nor [44] Malaysia Hedyotis congesta K004934891 Yes
Hardial [559] Malaysia Hedyotis congesta K004934877 Yes
Melville, R. [4708] Malaysia Hedyotis congesta K004934876 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [9169] Thailand Hedyotis congesta K004934960 Yes
Larsen, K.; Larsen, S.S.; Nielsen, I.; Santisuk, T. [30927] Thailand Hedyotis congesta K004934948 Yes
Loh Hoy Shing [FRI6899] Malaysia Hedyotis congesta K004934883 Yes
Loh, H.S. [FRI13384] Malaysia Hedyotis congesta K004934888 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [11962] Thailand Hedyotis congesta K004934959 Yes
Chan, Y.C. [FRI13161] Malaysia Hedyotis congesta K004934889 Yes
Geesink, R.; Hattink, T.; Charoenphol, C.C. [7238] Thailand Hedyotis congesta K004934951 Yes
Symington, C.F. [25655] Malaysia Hedyotis congesta K004934892 Yes
Put [774] Thailand Hedyotis congesta K004934963 Yes
Pierre [2031] Cambodia Hedyotis congesta K004934947 Yes
Hardial; Sidek [403] Malaysia Hedyotis congesta K004934881 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [14214] Thailand Hedyotis congesta K004934961 Yes
Suppiah, T. [98986] Malaysia Hedyotis congesta K004934890 Yes
T.; P. [1084] Malaysia Hedyotis congesta K004934896 Yes
van Beusekom, C.F.; Phengklai, C. [622] Thailand Hedyotis congesta K004934955 Yes
Ridley, H.N. [s.n.] Malaysia Hedyotis congesta K004934869 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [11888] Thailand Hedyotis congesta K004934958 Yes
Sangkhachand, B. [228] Thailand Hedyotis congesta K004934949 Yes
Burkill, H.M. [HMB1894] Malaysia Hedyotis congesta K004934882 Yes
Chan, Y.C. [FRI13140] Malaysia Hedyotis congesta K004934887 Yes
Put [4168] Thailand Hedyotis congesta K004934954 Yes
Suppiah, T. [FRI28268] Malaysia Hedyotis congesta K004934898 Yes
Stone, B.C. [7320] Malaysia Hedyotis congesta K004934894 Yes
T.; P. [839] Malaysia Hedyotis congesta K004934884 Yes
Korthals, P.W. [s.n.] Indonesia Hedyotis congesta K000760350 Unknown Type Material Yes
Put [1233] Thailand Hedyotis congesta K004934964 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [15926] Thailand Hedyotis congesta K004934956 Yes
s.coll. [15016] Malaysia Hedyotis congesta K004934872 Yes
s.coll. [3373] Malaysia Hedyotis congesta K004934871 Yes
Niyomdam, C.; Sriboonma, D. [1605] Thailand Hedyotis congesta K004934957 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [12052] Thailand Hedyotis congesta K004934953 Yes
Moysey, L.; Kiah [31068] Hedyotis congesta var. nicobarica K004934899 Yes
[Osman]; [Tachon] [27002] Hedyotis congesta var. nicobarica K004934900 Yes

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