Myrtaceae
Rhodomyrtus

Rhodomyrtus tomentosa (Aiton) Hassk.

First published in Flora 25(2, Beibl.): 35 (1842)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Asia. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

Introduced into:

Florida, Hawaii, Society Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Beaman, J.H. & Anderson, C. (2004). The Plants of Mount Kinabalu 5: 1-609. Natural history publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R., Sobral, N., Ashton, P., Barrie, F., Holst, B.K., Landrum, L.L., Matsumoto, K., Fernanda Mazine, F., Nic Lughadha, E., Proença, C. & al. (2008). World Checklist of Myrtaceae: 1-455. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • National Parks Board Singapore (2006). Vascular Plant Life Checklist Pulau Ubin www.nparks.gov.sg/nparks_cms/cms/cmsmgr/data/6/PlantChkList.xls.
  • Welsh, S.L. (1998). Flora Societensis: 1-420. E.P.S. Inc. Utah.
  • Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2007). Flora of China 13: 1-548. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Welsh, S.L. (1998). Flora Societensis: 1-420. E.P.S. Inc. Utah.
  • Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2007). Flora of China 13: 1-548. 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?
Jul 24, 2014 Waldes, N.J.L.; Alim, S. [79/2002] Indonesia K000752685 Yes
Jan 1, 2013 I Made Maduarta (Pung) [IMM 95] Indonesia K000734521 Yes
Mar 29, 2006 Banyeng et al. [S. 57315] Malaysia K000275851 Yes
Mar 29, 2006 Saw, L.G. [FRI 37257] Malaysia K000275850 Yes
Mar 29, 2006 Argent, G., et al. [9663a] Indonesia K000275848 Yes
Mar 29, 2006 Kessler et al. [PK2200] Indonesia K000275849 Yes
Mar 28, 2006 Kessler et al. [PK1639] Indonesia K000275845 Yes
Mar 28, 2006 Laman, T.G., et al. [TL544] Indonesia K000275843 Yes
Mar 28, 2006 Othman; Yii, P.C. [S. 46334] Malaysia K000275846 Yes
Mar 28, 2006 Afriastini, J. [2451 A] Indonesia K000275844 Yes
Mar 28, 2006 Kessler et al. [PK1580] Indonesia K000275847 Yes
Feb 26, 2004 Garcia et al [18395] Philippines K000170380 Yes
Degener, O.; Degener, I. [28503] United States K004206014 Yes
Starr, F.; Starr, K.; Takeda, K. [Starr-120319-02] United States K004206013 Yes
Riegler, G.M. [s.n.] United States K004206015 Yes
India K:SPC-66704.000 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3630] Myrtus tomentosa K001119870 Unknown Type Material Yes
Noton, B. [Cat. no. 3630] India Myrtus tomentosa K001119872 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3630] Myrtus tomentosa K001119875 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3630] Myrtus tomentosa K001119871 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3630] Myrtus tomentosa K001119874 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3630] Myrtus tomentosa K001119869 Unknown Type Material Yes
Noton, B. [Cat. no. 3630] India Myrtus tomentosa K001119873 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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