Rubiaceae
Spermadictyon

Spermadictyon suaveolens Roxb.

First published in Pl. Coromandel 3: 32 (1815)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Indian Subcontinent. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya

Introduced into:

Tibet

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Rajbhandari, K.R., Rai, S.K. & Chhetri, R. (2022). A Handbook of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 4: 1-522. Department of Plant Resources, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2011). Flora of China 19: 1-884. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Ruhsam, M. (2005). Survey of all the Rubiaceae specimens at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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?
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6239] K001123379 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wight, R. [1325] India K000032057 Type Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6239] K001123377 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6239] K001123376 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6239] K001123375 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6239] K001123380 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6239] K001123378 Unknown Type Material Yes
Heyne [1325] India K000032058 Type Yes
Patel, N.G. [s.n.] India K001513147 No
Wallich, N. [6240] Nepal Spermadictyon suaveolens var. azureum K000032061 Type Yes
Wallich, N. [6240] Spermadictyon suaveolens var. azureum K000772021 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6240] Spermadictyon azureum K001123382 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6240] Nepal Spermadictyon azureum K001123384 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gerard, P. [Cat. no. 6240] India Spermadictyon azureum K001123387 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6240] Nepal Spermadictyon azureum K001123386 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6240] Spermadictyon azureum K001123388 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6240] Nepal Spermadictyon azureum K001123383 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6240] Spermadictyon azureum K001123381 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6240] Nepal Spermadictyon azureum K001123385 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rottler [s.n.] India Hamiltonia suaveolens K000032060 Type Yes
Roxburgh, R. [s.n.] India Hamiltonia suaveolens K000032059 Type 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 2024. 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 2024. 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