Rubiaceae
Gynochthodes

Gynochthodes umbellata (L.) Razafim. & B.Bremer

First published in Adansonia, sér. 3, 33: 296 (2011)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Asia to Marianas. It is a climbing shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, India, Japan, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Marianas, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

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.
  • Singh, V., Singh, P. & Dash, S.S. (eds.) (2021). Flora of India 9: 1-482. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Tagane, S. & al. (2017). Bokor National Park. A picture guide of forest trees in Cambodia 4: 1-774. Center for Asian Conservation Ecology, Kyushu University, Japan.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • 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.
  • Ruhsam, M. (2005). Survey of all the Rubiaceae specimens at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Singh, V., Singh, P. & Dash, S.S. (eds.) (2021). Flora of India 9: 1-482. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Tagane, S. & al. (2017). Bokor National Park. A picture guide of forest trees in Cambodia 4: 1-774. Center for Asian Conservation Ecology, Kyushu University, Japan.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Wilkes, C. [s.n.] Fiji K000763748 Isotype Yes
Scortechini, B. [2015] Malaysia K000763801 Unknown Type Material Yes
Scortechini, B. [2015] Malaysia K000763802 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rabarimanarivo, M.; Ravololomanana, N.; Randrianaivo, R.; Bernar, R. [1149] Madagascar K001873183 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8432] Malaysia K000639652 Unknown Type Material Yes
Degener, O. [15115] Fiji K000763745 Type Yes
Forster, J.G.A. [s.n.] French Polynesia K000763747 Isotype Yes
Wilkes, C. [s.n.] Fiji K000763744 Type Yes
Dallachy, J. [s.n.] Australia K000763765 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8431] Morinda umbellata K001125496 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8431] Morinda umbellata K001125499 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8431] Morinda umbellata K001125497 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8431] Morinda umbellata K001125498 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8432] Malaysia Morinda tetrandra K001125501 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8432] Malaysia Morinda tetrandra K001125500 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8432] Burma Morinda tetrandra K001125503 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 8432] Burma Morinda tetrandra K001125502 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images