Celastraceae
Parnassia

Parnassia wightiana Wall. ex Wight & Arn.

First published in Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 1: 35 (1834)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Afghanistan to Central & S. China and N. Indo-China, SW. India. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Assam, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Extinct in:

Thailand

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2022). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.536.3.2. epublication.
  • Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (1987). Flora of Bhutan 1(3): 466-834. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Mao, A.A., Odyuo, N., Verma, D. & Singh, P. (2017). Checklist of Flora of Nagaland: 1-196. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Mao, A.A., Sinha, B.K., Verma, D. & Sarma, N. (2016). Check-List of Flora of Meghalaya: 1-273. Meghalaya Biodiversity Board, Shillong.
  • Shu, Y. & al. (2017). Checklist and typification of Parnassia (Celastraceae). Phytotaxa 309: 1-22.
  • Singh, V., Singh, P. & Dash, S.S. (eds.) (2021). Flora of India 9: 1-482. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Suksathan, P. (2009). Taxonomic notes on Thai Parnassia L. (Parnassiaceae) and threats to them. Thai Journal of Botany 1: 43-48.
  • Watson, M.F. & al. (eds.) (2011). Flora of Nepal 3: 1-425. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2001). Flora of China 8: 1-506. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2022). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.536.3.2. epublication.
  • Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (1987). Flora of Bhutan 1(3): 466-834. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Shu, Y. & al. (2017). Checklist and typification of Parnassia (Celastraceae). Phytotaxa 309: 1-22.
  • Singh, V., Singh, P. & Dash, S.S. (eds.) (2021). Flora of India 9: 1-482. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Suksathan, P. (2009). Taxonomic notes on Thai Parnassia L. (Parnassiaceae) and threats to them. Thai Journal of Botany 1: 43-48.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2001). Flora of China 8: 1-506. 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?
Purdom, W. [s.n.] China K002266001 Yes
Farges, R.P. [s.n.] China K002266009 Yes
Forrest, G. [19241] China K002265988 Yes
Potanin, G.N. [s.n.] China K002266005 Yes
Licent, E. [2756] China K002266004 Yes
Fang, W.P. [3184] China K002266011 Yes
Steward, A.N.; Chiao, C.Y.; Cheo, H.C. [753] China K002266020 Yes
Cavalerie, J. [3098] China K002266019 Yes
Maire, E.E. [548] China K002265985 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [3604] China K002266012 Yes
Henry, A. [2734] China K002265982 Yes
Xiao, B.Z. [3886] China K002265996 Yes
Price, W.R. [1180] China K002265998 Yes
Anderson, D.J. [s.n.] China K002265990 Yes
Forrest, G. [6532] China K002265992 Yes
Cavalerie, J. [3965] China K002266018 Yes
Maire, E.E. [2506] China K002265986 Yes
Cavalerie, J. [7606] China K002266017 Yes
Potanin, G.N. [s.n.] China K002266006 Yes
Xiao, B.Z. [4916] China K002265997 Yes
Schneider, C. [1616] China K002266007 Yes
Purdom, W. [s.n.] China K002266002 Yes
Delavay, M. [s.n.] China K002265987 Yes
Pei, C. [10319] China K002266013 Yes
Handel-Mazzetti, H.R.E. [7514] China K002266010 Yes
Forrest, G. [6052] China K002265995 Yes
Hancock, W. [427] China K002265984 Yes
Steward, A.N.; Chiao, C.Y.; Cheo, H.C. [646] China K002266014 Yes
Gardner, G. [s.n.] India K000739467 Unknown Type Material Yes
Forrest, G. [2714] China K002265991 Yes
Cavalerie, J. [8177] China K002266016 Yes
Forrest, G. [10969] China K002265994 Yes
Steward, A.N.; Chiao, C.Y.; Cheo, H.C. [646] China K002266015 Yes
Forrest, G. [6618] China K002265993 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [20383] China K002265999 Yes
Forrest, G. [18873] China K002265989 Yes
Cheng, W.C.; Hwa, C.T. [778] China K002266008 Yes
Giraldi, G. [s.n.] China K002266003 Yes
Delavay, M. [s.n.] China K002265983 Yes
[B. C. Hansing] [385] China K002266000 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] China K000568600 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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