Hydnophytum radicans Becc.

First published in Malesia 2: 123 (1884)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Maluku (Seram, Kep. Kai) to New Guinea (incl. Kep. Aru). It is an epiphytic caudex subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Maluku, New Guinea

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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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.
  • 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.

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 2013 Sands, M.J.S., et al. [SANDS 1370] Papua New Guinea K001045938 No
Nov 1, 2013 Womersley, J.S. [NGF 19033] Papua New Guinea K001045937 No
Nov 1, 2013 Brass, L.J. [24142] Papua New Guinea K001045936 No
Nov 1, 2013 Carr, C.E. [15776] Papua New Guinea K001045863 No
Jan 1, 2013 Sayers, C.D. [NGF 18067] Papua New Guinea K001045862 No
Jan 1, 1992 Beccari, O. [s.n.] Indonesia K000761921 Type Yes
Jebb [236] Papua New Guinea K001609010 Yes
Jebb [236] Papua New Guinea K001609011 Yes
Huxley, C.R.; Kirk, A.A. [3423] Papua New Guinea K001609012 Yes
Huxley, C.R.; Kirk, A.A. [3423] Papua New Guinea K001609013 Yes
Schlechter, F.R.R. [17056] Papua New Guinea Hydnophytum montis-kani K000761963 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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 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