Rubiaceae
Porterandia

Porterandia scortechinii (King & Gamble) Ridl.

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1939: 595 (1940)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Peninsula Thailand to Malaya. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Malaya, Thailand

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Pooma, R. (ed.) (2005). A preliminary check-list of threatened plants in Thailand: 1-193. National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • Zahid, M.S. & Wong, K.M. (2010). The circumscription, taxonomy and biogeography of Porterandia (Rubiaceae - Gardenieae). Edinburgh Journal of Botany 67: 265-342.

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 Porterandia anisophylla.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Zahid, M.S. & Wong, K.M. (2010). The circumscription, taxonomy and biogeography of Porterandia (Rubiaceae - Gardenieae). Edinburgh Journal of Botany 67: 265-342.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Scortechini, B. [s.n.], Peninsular Malaysia K000740995 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 2023. 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 2023. 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