Francoaceae
Melianthus

Melianthus major L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 639 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cape Prov. It is a perennial or shrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces

Introduced into:

Bolivia, East Himalaya, India, New Zealand North, Norfolk Is., Spain, St.Helena

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Brown, L.C. (1982). The Flora and Fauna of St Helena: 1-88. Land Resources Development Centre, Surbiton, England.
  • Cameron, E. & al. (2023). Vascular plants and birds of Rabbit Island/Takangariki, Kawau Bay. Journal, Auckland Botanical Society 78: 7-10.
  • George, A.S. (1985). Flora of Australia 25: 1-215. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (2001). Flora of Bhutan 2: 1-1675. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1994). Oceanic Islands 1. Flora of Australia 49: 1-681. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Brown, L.C. (1982). The Flora and Fauna of St Helena: 1-88. Land Resources Development Centre, Surbiton, England.
  • Cameron, E. & al. (2023). Vascular plants and birds of Rabbit Island/Takangariki, Kawau Bay. Journal, Auckland Botanical Society 78: 7-10.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (2001). Flora of Bhutan 2: 1-1675. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1994). Oceanic Islands 1. Flora of Australia 49: 1-681. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [542] India K004629973 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004629965 Yes
s.coll. [542] India K004629972 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004629966 Yes
Matthew, K.M.; Matthew, K.T. [RHT52555] India K004629975 Yes
Hohenacker, R.F. [s.n.] India K004629971 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [14286] India K004629970 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Ernst, W.R. [5937] Spain K004629967 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [17496] India K004629974 Yes
Conran, J. [640] Australia K004629878 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004629977 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Ernst, W.R. [5937] Spain K004629968 Yes
Bourne [5388] India K004629969 Yes
Matthew, K.M.; Matthew, K.T. [RHT52555] India K004629976 Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 1190] India Melianthus himalayanus K001112357 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/

  • 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

    • Copyright applied to individual images