Sapindaceae

Lepisanthes

Lepisanthes fruticosa (Roxb.) Leenh.

First published in Blumea 17: 76 (1969)

This species is accepted

The native range of this species is Indo-China to Malesia. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution
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Native to:

Borneo, Cambodia, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam

Homotypic Synonyms

Capura fruticosa (Roxb.) Blanco ex Vidal in S.Cerón y Martínez, Cat. Pl. Herb.: 54 (1892)
Otophora fruticosa (Roxb.) Blume in Rumphia 3: 142 (1847 publ. 1849)
Sapindus fruticosus Roxb. in Fl. Ind., ed. 1832. 2: 283 (1832)

Heterotypic Synonyms

Allophylus pinnatus Roxb. ex Wight & Arn. in Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 1: 111 (1834)
Capura nigrescens S.Vidal in Sin. Gen. Pl. Leños. Filip., Atlas: t. 34, f. E (1883)
Capura pinnata Blanco in Fl. Filip.: 264 (1837)
Capura pulchella Ridl. in J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 54: 35 (1910)
Capura zollingerianus Teijsm. & Binn. in Cat. Hort. Bot. Bogor.: 214 (1866)
Koelreuteria edulis Blanco in Fl. Filip., ed. 2.: 202 (1845), nom. illeg. superfl.
Otolepis cambodiana Pierre in Fl. Forest. Cochinch.: t. 330 (1897)
Otolepis erythrocalyx (Hiern) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 44 (1891)
Otolepis fruticosa Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 44 (1891)
Otolepis furcata Pierre in Fl. Forest. Cochinch.: t. 330 (1897)
Otolepis nigrescens Turcz. in Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 21(I): 573 (1848)
Otolepis nodosa Pierre in Fl. Forest. Cochinch.: t. 331 (1897)
Otophora acuminata Radlk. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 165: 769 (1932)
Otophora anomala Radlk. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 165: 766 (1932)
Otophora bijuga Radlk. in Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 15: 173 (1929)
Otophora blancoi Blume in Rumphia 3: 142 (1847 publ. 1849), nom. illeg. superfl.
Otophora cambodiana (Pierre) Lecomte in Fl. Indo-Chine 1: 1033 (1912)
Otophora cauliflora Merr. in Philipp. J. Sci., C 13: 24 (1918)
Otophora eberhardtii Gagnep. in Notul. Syst. (Paris) 13: 63 (1947)
Otophora erythrocalyx Hiern in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 1: 680 (1875)
Otophora furcata (Pierre) Lecomte in Fl. Indo-Chine 1: 1033 (1912)
Otophora glandulosa Radlk. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 165: 763 (1932)
Otophora grandifoliola Quisumb. & Merr. in Philipp. J. Sci. 37: 163 (1928)
Otophora lancifolia Radlk. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 165: 766 (1932)
Otophora latifolia Ridl. in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1933: 190 (1933)
Otophora nigrescens Fern.-Vill. in F.M.Blanco, Fl. Filip., ed. 3. 4(13A): 52 (1880)
Otophora nodosa (Pierre) Lecomte in Fl. Indo-Chine 1: 1032 (1912)
Otophora oliviformis Radlk. in Philipp. J. Sci., C 6: 181 (1911)
Otophora pinnata (Blanco) Merr. in Bull. Bur. Forest. Philipp. Islands 1: 35 (1903)
Otophora pulchella (Ridl.) Merr. in J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 84(Spec. No.): 359 (1921)
Otophora resecta Radlk. in Rec. Bot. Surv. India 3: 346 (1907)
Otophora sessllis King in J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 65: 430 (1896)
Otophora setigera Radlk. in Philipp. J. Sci., C 8: 455 (1913 publ. 1914)
Otophora siamensis Craib in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1926: 360 (1926)
Otophora zollingeriana Teijsm. & Binn. in Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 25: 423 (1863)
Sapindus baccatus Blanco in Fl. Filip.: 290 (1837)

Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Streptophyta
Class Equisetopsida
Subclass Magnoliidae
Order
Sapindales

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Genus
Lepisanthes

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Species
Lepisanthes fruticosa

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Lê, T.C. (2003). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 2: 1-1203. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.
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.
Nielsen, I.C. & al. (1992-1994). Flora Malesiana 11: 1-768. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
Turner, I.M. (1995 publ. 1997). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(2): 347-655.
Tâm, H.M. (2017). Thực Vật Chí Việt Nam. Flora of Vietnam 12: 1-356. Nhà xuất bản khoa học và kỹ thuật, Hà Nội.

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Lê, T.C. (2003). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 2: 1-1203. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.

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Date	Reference	Identified As	Barcode	Type Status	Has image?
Jan 1, 1969	King's collector [5043] Malaysia		K000701988	Syntype	Yes
Jan 1, 1969	Maingay, A.C. [1443cont] Malaysia		K000701984	Isotype	Yes
Jan 1, 1969	Ramos, M.; Edaño, G. [49051] Philippines		K000701906	Type	Yes
Jan 1, 1969	Elmer, A.D.E. [20749] Malaysia		K000701899	Type	Yes
Jan 1, 1969	Maingay, A.C. [1443] Malaysia		K000701987	Unknown Type Material	Yes
Jan 1, 1969	Cuming, H. [1127] Philippines		K000701918	Unknown Type Material	Yes
Jan 1, 1969	Creagh, C.V. [s.n.] Malaysia		K000701900	Type	Yes
Jan 1, 1969	Poilane, E. [1016] Vietnam		K000701963	Type	Yes
Jan 1, 1969	Maingay, A.C. [1443cont] Malaysia		K000701985	Unknown Type Material	Yes
Jan 1, 1969	Clemens, J.; Clemens, M.S. [3341] Vietnam		K000701962	Syntype	Yes
Jan 1, 1969	Maingay, A.C. [1443A] Malaysia		K000701983	Type	Yes
Jan 1, 1969	Maingay, A.C. [447] Malaysia		K000701986	Unknown Type Material	Yes
Jan 1, 1969	Cuming, H. [1127] Philippines		K000701919	Unknown Type Material	Yes
Jan 1, 1969	Elmer, A.D.E. [20128] Malaysia		K000701901	Isotype	Yes
Jan 1, 1968	Kerr, A. [9401] Thailand		K000701965	Type	Yes
Jan 1, 1968	Harmand, F.J. [4129] Cambodia		K000701960	Type	Yes
Jan 1, 1968	Kerr, A. [9401] Thailand		K000701966	Unknown Type Material	Yes
Jan 1, 1968	Pierre, J.B.L. [1283] Vietnam		K000701964	Type	Yes
Jan 1, 1968	Pierre, J.B.L. [4127] Vietnam		K000701961	Isotype	Yes
	Ceballos, V. [s.n.] Philippines		K003473674		Yes
	Verheijen, J.A.J. [5576] Indonesia		K003473348		Yes
	Adduru, M. [3] Philippines		K003473650		Yes
	Creagh, C.M.G. [s.n.] Malaysia		K003473356		Yes
	Moseley (Mr) [s.n.] Philippines		K003473644		Yes
	Coode, M.J.E.; Meng, W.K.; et al. [6325] Brunei		K003473225		Yes
	Put [540] Thailand		K003472873		Yes
	Ramos, M.; Edano, G. [s.n.] Philippines		K003473675		Yes
	Lamb, A. [MTED292] Malaysia		K003473310		Yes
	Moseley (Mr) [s.n.] Philippines		K003473645		Yes
	Phleonchit [2209] Thailand		K003472871		No
	Dewol Sundaling [SAN96976] Malaysia		K003473308		Yes
	Haviland, G.D. [s.n.] Malaysia		K003473295		Yes
	Williams, R.S. [481] Philippines		K003473651		Yes
	s.coll. [SAR26113] Malaysia		K003473293		Yes
	Kirkup, D.; Dransfield, J.; Dransfield, S.; Niga [244] Brunei		K003473213		Yes
	Pingkun [8844]		K003473318		Yes
	Sidisunthorn, P.; Tippayasri, P. [ST1196] Thailand		K003472885		Yes
	Coode [5468] Philippines		K:SPC-51371.000		No
	Pingkun [8844] Malaysia		K003473317		Yes
	Creagh, C.M.G. [s.n.] Malaysia		K003473346		Yes
	s.coll. [691] Thailand		K003472893		Yes
	[Lohr] [2053] Philippines		K003473668		Yes
	Whitmore, T.C. Malaysia		K003472776		Yes
	Put [568] Thailand		K003472872		Yes
	Mearns, E.A.; Hutchinson, W.I. [4569] Philippines		K000701905	Isotype	Yes
	Johns, R.J.; Niga; Shanang; Han [7557] Brunei		K003473220		Yes
	Dransfield, J.; Dransfield, S.; Prance, G.T.; Joffre [JD7168] Brunei		K003473214		Yes
	[Lohr] [2052] Philippines		K003473667		Yes
	s.coll. [721] Philippines		K003473679		Yes
	Moseley (Mr) [s.n.] Philippines		K003473660		Yes
	Taka, M. [2028] Malaysia		K003473340		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.]		K003473351		Yes
	Wing, J.A. [SAN32591] Malaysia		K003473303		Yes
	Whitford, H.N. [s.n.] Philippines		K003473670		Yes
	Gamble, J.S. [18202] India		K003472572		Yes
	Nielson, I.; Balslev, H. [1097] Brunei		K003473222		Yes
	Merrill, E.D. [1365] Philippines		K003473656		Yes
	Meijer, W. [SAN21326] Malaysia		K003473286		Yes
	Lobb [s.n.] Philippines		K003473677		Yes
	Marcan, A. [1271] Thailand		K003472870		Yes
	Jaswir, S. [SAN34734] Malaysia		K003473342		Yes
	[Lohr] [2051] Philippines		K003473666		Yes
	Merrill, E.D. [727] Philippines		K003473657		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.]		K003473350		Yes
	Ampuria, J. [SAN19094] Malaysia		K003473343		Yes
	s.coll. [208] Philippines		K003473678		Yes
	Simpson, D.A.; Marsh, M. [2191] Brunei		K003473226		Yes
	Moseley (Mr) [s.n.] Philippines		K003473661		Yes
	Jaswir, S. [SAN34734] Malaysia		K003473341		Yes
	Kostermans, A. [21333] Indonesia		K003473299		Yes
	Johns, R.J.; Niga; Shanang; Han [7607] Brunei		K003473216		Yes
	Bernstein, J.H. [JHB81] Brunei		K003473215		Yes
	Ashton, P.S. [S18075] Malaysia		K003473357		Yes
	Kerr, A.F.G. [7171A] Thailand		K003472875		Yes
	Amin; Suin [SAN 123135] Malaysia		K001589241		Yes
	Enggoh [8821] Malaysia		K003473315		Yes
	Hose, C. [821] Indonesia		K003473349		Yes
	Simpson, D.A.; Marsh, M. [2034] Brunei		K003473211		Yes
	Soejarto, D.D.; Fernando, O. [7299] Philippines		K003473643		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.] India		K003472569		Yes
	Ramos, M. [1693] Malaysia		K003473283		Yes
	Anderson, J.A.R.; Tan, S.; Wright, E. [S26079] Malaysia		K003473296		Yes
	Ampuria, J. [41673] Malaysia		K003473306		Yes
	Harmand; Mr. Godefroy [691] Thailand		K003472892		Yes
	Wood, D.D. [772] Malaysia		K003473320		Yes
	Bourne [s.n.] India		K003472573		Yes
	Ridsdale, C.E.; Coode, M.J.E.; Reynoso, E. [5468] Philippines		K003473672		Yes
	Robertson, S.A. [6736] Kenya		K003473846		Yes
	Ridley, H.N. [s.n.] Malaysia		K003473282		Yes
	E.J.C [8043B]		K003472575		Yes
	Velasco, V. [s.n.] Philippines		K003473646		Yes
	s.coll. [18128] Philippines		K003473655		Yes
	Whitmore		K003472775		Yes
	Merrill [s.n.] Philippines		K003473683		Yes
	Elmer, A.D.E. [7104] Philippines		K003473652		Yes
	Coode, M.J.E.; Ferguson, I.K.; Pikir, S.; Luang, R. [7352] Brunei		K003473221		Yes
	Pandai, A.; Kalat, M.; Jangarun Eri; Malang, T. [BRUN19809] Brunei		K003473210		Yes
	Cuming [1127] Philippines		K003473676		Yes
	Fidilis Krispinus [SAN118448] Malaysia		K003473314		Yes
	Wallich, N. [8043]		K000739023	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	s.coll. [2511] Philippines		K003473681		Yes
	Ramos, M.; Pascasio, J. [s.n.] Philippines		K003473662		Yes
	Richards, P.W. [1281] Malaysia		K003473291		Yes
	Edaño, G.E. [s.n.] Philippines		K003473682		Yes
	s.coll. [15603] Philippines		K003473647		Yes
	Gardner; Sidisunthorn; Khumchompoo [ST1902] Thailand		K003472887		Yes
	Squires, R.W. [850] Vietnam		K003472890		Yes
	Nicholson, D.I. [48511] Malaysia		K003473285		Yes
	Dransfield, J.; Meng, W.K.; Dransfield, S.; Kirkup, D. [6966] Brunei		K003473219		Yes
	Inggu [7045] Malaysia		K003473345		Yes
	Lamb, A. [MTED292] Malaysia		K003473309		Yes
	[Slunter] [s.n.] India		K003472570		Yes
	Frodin, D.G. [UPNG4011] Papua New Guinea		K003473741		Yes
	Anderson, J.A.R.; Tan, S.; Wright, E. [S26057] Malaysia		K003473298		Yes
	Sibat ak Luang [S27854] Malaysia		K003473297		Yes
	Lassan, P.; Fox [San72829] Malaysia		K003473302		Yes
	Corner, E.J.H. [37991] Malaysia		K003472771		Yes
	Valera [4698] Malaysia		K003473289		Yes
	Loher, A. [2053] Philippines		K003473669		Yes
	KMK [98176]		K003472768		Yes
	Sidisunthorn, P.; Tippayasri, P. [ST1196] Thailand		K003472889		Yes
	Merrill, E.D. [1855] Philippines		K003473658		Yes
	Kerr, A.F.G. [11751] Thailand		K003472877		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.]		K003473352		Yes
	K.M.K. [KFN98176] Malaysia		K003472769		Yes
	Fidilis Krispinus [SAN116622] Malaysia		K003473304		Yes
	Poilane, M. [14874] Cambodia		K003472891		Yes
	Enggoh [8821]		K003473316		Yes
	Ampuria, J. [SAN19094] Malaysia		K003473344		Yes
	Ashton, P.S. [S18089] Malaysia		K003473294		Yes
	Kirkup, D.W.; Thomas, S. [620] Brunei		K003473217		Yes
	Zimmermann, R. [112] Thailand		K003472894		Yes
	s.coll. [11994] Philippines		K003473654		Yes
	s.coll. [2510] Philippines		K003473665		Yes
	Chelliah, S. [98209] Malaysia		K003472774		Yes
	Fidilis Kripinus [SAN118448] Malaysia		K003473313		Yes
	Ramos, M. [1299] Malaysia		K003473284		Yes
	s.coll. [958] Brunei		K003473224		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.]		K003473355		Yes
	Meijer, W. [21326] Malaysia		K003473287		Yes
	Coode, M.J.E.; Ferguson, I.K.; Bat, S.; Pikir, S. [7334] Brunei		K003473212		Yes
	Sidisunthorn, P.; Tippayasri, P. [ST1196] Thailand		K003472888		Yes
	Gamble, J.S. [17563] India		K003472571		Yes
	Alvarez, R.J. [s.n.] Philippines		K003473648		Yes
	Alvarez, R.J. [s.n.] Philippines		K003473649		Yes
	Gwynne-Vaughan, D.T. [303] Malaysia		K003472874		Yes
	Dewol Sundaling [SAN96976] Malaysia		K003473307		Yes
	Adok, M. [SAN111740] Malaysia		K003473305		Yes
	Sidisunthorn, P.; Tippayasri, P. [ST1196] Thailand		K003472884		Yes
	Bernstein, J.H. [JHB46] Brunei		K003473209		Yes
	Elleh, S. [35405] Malaysia		K003473288		Yes
	Copeland, E.B. [294] Philippines		K003473659		Yes
	Kostermans [21333] Indonesia		K003473300		Yes
	Corner, E.J.H. [SFN37991]		K003472770		Yes
	Ramos, M.; Edano, G. [s.n.] Philippines		K003473663		Yes
	Wray Jr., L. [2883]		K003472773		Yes
	Loher, A. [5876] Philippines		K003473664		Yes
	Merritt, M.L. [s.n.] Philippines		K003473653		Yes
	Ridsdale, C.E. [SMHI1545] Philippines		K003473673		Yes
	Benang ak Bubong [S26113] Malaysia		K003473292		Yes
	s.coll. [509] Philippines		K003473680		Yes
	Kerr, A.F.G. [7171] Thailand		K003472876		Yes
	Parker, R.N. [s.n.] Burma		K003472568		Yes
	Lamb, A.; Surat, A. [MTED398] Malaysia		K003473311		Yes
	Richards, P.W. [1281] Malaysia		K003473290		Yes
	Meijer, W. [SAN22945] Malaysia		K003473338		Yes
	Corner, E.J.H. [SFN37991]		K003472772		Yes
	Ridsdale, C.E.; Coode, M.J.E.; Reynoso, E. [5468] Philippines		K003473671		Yes
	Dransfield, J.; Meng, W.K.; Dransfield, S.; Kirkup, D. [6966] Brunei		K003473218		Yes
	Wong, K.M. [WKM1451] Brunei		K003473223		Yes
	Aban; Petrus [SAN90076] Malaysia		K003473301		Yes
	Gardner; Sidisunthorn; Khumchompoo [ST1902] Thailand		K003472886		Yes
	Creagh, C.M.G. [s.n.] Malaysia		K003473347		Yes
	[Carey] [s.n.]		K003472574		Yes
	Meijer, W. [SAN22945] Malaysia		K003473339		Yes
	Kerr, A.F.G. [3952] Thailand		K003472895		Yes
	Buerki, S.; Callmander, M.W.; Davidson, C.R.; Christoph, S.; Miun, P.; Jumian, J.; Adillah, N. [339] Malaysia		K003473319		Yes
	Lamb, A.; Surat, A. [MTED398] Malaysia		K003473312		Yes
	s.coll. [Cat. no. 8043]	Sapindus fruticosus	K001128843	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	s.coll. [Cat. no. 8043]	Sapindus fruticosus	K001128842	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	Thailand	Sapindus fruticosus	K:SPC-80218.000		No

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Lepisanthes fruticosa (Roxb.) Leenh.

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Lepisanthes fruticosa (Roxb.) Leenh.

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Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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