Malpighiaceae
Hiptage
Hiptage benghalensis

Hiptage benghalensis var. benghalensis

This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is Tropical & Subtropical Asia. It is a liana or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicobar Is., Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

Extinct in:

Nansei-shoto

Introduced into:

Florida, Mauritius, Réunion, Seychelles

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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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.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.

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.
  • Bosser, J. & al. (eds.) (1987). Flore des Mascareignes 51-62: 1. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Castle, G.E. (1994). Flore des Seychelles Dicotylédones: 1-663. Orstom Editions.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2016). Flora of North America North of Mexico 12: 1-603. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Girmansyah, D. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora of Bali an annotated checklist: 1-158. Herbarium Bogorensis, Indonesia.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (1999). Flora of Japan IIc: 1-328. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Kiew, R., Chung, R.C.K., Shaw, L.G. & Soepadmo, E. (eds.) (2017). Flora of Peninsular Malaysia Series II: Seed Plants, volume 6. Malayan Forest Records 49: 1-231.
  • Lê, T.C. (2003). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 2: 1-1203. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.
  • Nasir, E. & Ali, S.I. (eds.) (1970-1995). Flora of West Pakistan 1-131.
  • Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. 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.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2008). Flora of China 11: 1-622. 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?
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1064] Hiptage obtusifolia K001110901 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1064] Hiptage obtusifolia K001110902 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1064] Hiptage obtusifolia K001110903 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1063] Hiptage madablota K001110897 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1063] Burma Hiptage madablota K001110887 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1063] Burma Hiptage madablota K001110890 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1063] Nepal Hiptage madablota K001110886 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1063] Burma Hiptage madablota K001110888 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1063] Hiptage madablota K001110892 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1063] Hiptage madablota K001110896 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1063] India Hiptage madablota K001110900 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1063] Hiptage madablota K001110891 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1063] Hiptage madablota K001110895 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1063] Burma Hiptage madablota K001110889 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1063] India Hiptage madablota K001110885 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1063] Hiptage madablota K001110898 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1063] Hiptage madablota K001110894 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1063] Hiptage madablota K001110899 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1063] Hiptage madablota K001110893 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 8, 1915 Foulkes, T. [s.n.] India Hiptage parvifolia K000739255 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 8, 1915 Wight, R. [362B] India Hiptage parvifolia K000739256 Unknown Type Material Yes
Röttler, J.P. [s.n.] Indian Subcontinent Hiptage parvifolia K000739257 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • 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