Griffitharia vestita (Wall. ex G.Don) Rushforth
First published in Phytologia 100: 233 (2018)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Himalaya. It is a tree and grows primarily in the temperate biome.
Distribution
Native to:
East Himalaya, Nepal, West Himalaya
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Aria vestita (Wall. ex G.Don) M.Roem. in Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 3: 125 (1847)
- Crataegus vestita (Wall. ex G.Don) Chalon in Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 7: 174 (1868)
- Micromeles vestita (Wall. ex G.Don) Mezhenskyj in NULESU Coll. Fruit Ornament. Pl.: 36 (2018)
- Pyrus vestita Wall. ex G.Don in Gen. Hist. 2: 647 (1832)
- Sorbus vestita (Wall. ex G.Don) Lodd. in Nursery Cat. (Loddiges & Sons) 1836: 66 (1836)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Aria cuspidata (Spach) M.Roem. in Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 3: 125 (1847)
- Crataegus cuspidata Spach in Hist. Nat. Vég. 2: 106 (1834)
- Pyrus crenata Lindl. in Edwards's Bot. Reg. 20: t. 1655 (1834), nom. illeg.
- Pyrus saturnus M.F.Fay & Christenh. in Global Fl. 4: 120 (2018)
- Pyrus vestita var. khasiana Hook.f. in Fl. Brit. India 2: 375 (1878)
- Sorbus crenata K.Koch in Dendrologie 1: 196 (1869), not validly publ.
- Sorbus cuspidata (Spach) Hedl. in Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., n.f., 35(1): 89 (1901)
- Sorbus nepalensis Dippel in Handb. Laubholzk. 3: 376 (1893)
- Sorbus nepalensis Hedl. in Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., n.f., 35(1): 89 (1901)
- Sorbus vestita var. khasiana (Hook.f.) Karthik. & V.S.Kumar in Bangladesh J. Pl. Taxon. 20: 252 (2013)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (1987). Flora of Bhutan 1(3): 466-834. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
- Watson, M.F. & al. (eds.) (2011). Flora of Nepal 3: 1-425. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallich [679], India | Sorbus vestita | K000758224 | neotype | Yes |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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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 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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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 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0