Distribution
Native to:
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Byttneria elegans Ridl. in J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 57: 25 (1910)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Ayenia indica Christenh. & Byng in Global Fl. 4: 136 (2018)
- Byttneria pilosa Roxb. in Fl. Ind. 2: 381 (1824)
- Byttneria pilosa var. pellita Gagnep. in H.Lecomte (ed.), Fl. Indo-Chine 1: 517 (1910)
- Chaetaea pilosa (Roxb.) Adelb. in C.A.Backer, Bekn. Fl. Java 107: 11 (1944)
- Commersonia pilosa G.Don in Gen. Hist. 2: 524 (1832)
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
- Barooah, C. & Ahmed, I. (2014). Plant diversity of Assam. A checklist of Angiosperms and Gymnosperms: 1-599. Assam science technology and environment council, India.
- Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (2001). Flora of Bhutan 2: 1-1675. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
- 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.
- Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2007). Flora of China 12: 1-534. Science Press (Beijing) & 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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 1145] | Byttneria pilosa | K001112227 | Yes | ||
| Mar 14, 2005 | Haniff [SFN 4952], Malaysia | Byttneria elegans | K000271308 | No | |
| Evans, I.H.N. [s.n.] | Byttneria elegans | K001273710 | No | ||
| Ridley, H.N. [s.n.], Peninsular Malaysia | Byttneria elegans | K000671977 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
| Ridley [14697] | Byttneria elegans | K001273711 | No |
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