Rubiaceae
Hydnophytum

Hydnophytum moseleyanum Becc.

First published in Malesia 2: 125 (1884)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Philippines to Papuasia. It is an epiphytic caudex subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bismarck Archipelago, Maluku, New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Jebb, M.H.P. & Huxley, C.R. (2019). The tuberous epiphytes of the Rubiaceae 7: a revision of the genus Hydnophytum. Blumea 64: 23-91.
  • Ruhsam, M. (2005). Survey of all the Rubiaceae specimens at 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?
Mar 9, 2023 Mangubat, L. [924] Philippines K000761984 Unknown Type Material Yes
Guppy, H.B. [s.n.] Solomon Islands K000772003 Unknown Type Material Yes
Guppy, H.B. [s.n.] Solomon Islands K000772004 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] New Guinea K000761961 Type Yes
Moseley, H.N. [s.n.] Papua New Guinea K000761962 Unknown Type Material Yes
Barclay [s.n.] Papua New Guinea K000761960 Unknown Type Material Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [10974] Philippines Hydnophytum mindanaense K000761981 Unknown Type Material Yes
Brass, L.J. [1200] New Guinea Hydnophytum brassii K000761976 Unknown Type Material Yes
Beccari, O. [s.n.] Hydnophytum crassifolium K000761973 Unknown Type Material Yes
Forbes, H.O. [s.n.] New Guinea Hydnophytum papuanum K000761955 Type Yes
Beccari, O. [186] Hydnophytum papuanum K000761954 Unknown Type Material Yes
Moseley, H.N. [s.n.] Philippines Hydnophytum philippinense K000761980 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hinds, R.B. [s.n.] New Guinea Hydnophytum loranthifolium K000761970 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schlechter, F.R.R. [14202] Papua New Guinea Hydnophytum subfalcifolium K000761949 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schlechter, F.R.R. [30119] Papua New Guinea Hydnophytum subfalcifolium K000761950 Unknown Type Material Yes
Teysmann, J.E. [7510] New Guinea Hydnophytum moseleyanum var. teysmannii K000761959 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://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/

  • 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 Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • 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