Thymelaeaceae
Phaleria

Phaleria capitata Jack

First published in Malayan Misc. 2(7): 59 (1822)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Sri Lanka to Caroline Islands. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, Caroline Is., Jawa, Maluku, New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera

Introduced into:

Malaya

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

Kew's Tree of Life Explorer

Discover the flowering plant tree of life and the genomic data used to build it.

View the Tree of Life
PAFTOL

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1981). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 2: 1-511. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Turner, I.M. (1995 publ. 1997). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(2): 347-655.
  • Van Steenis, C.G.G.J. (ed.) (1960-1972). Flora Malesiana 6: 1-1023. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1980). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 1: 1-508. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1981). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 2: 1-511. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Van Steenis, C.G.G.J. (ed.) (1960-1972). Flora Malesiana 6: 1-1023. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 1, 2010 Deden Girmansyah [938] Indonesia K000612373 No
Sep 1, 2010 Alex Sumadijaya [479] Indonesia K000612374 No
Aug 1, 2009 Walker, J., et al. [291] Indonesia K000610941 No
Aug 1, 2009 Walker, J.S.; Cahill, A.J. [DB 291] Indonesia K:SPC-73331.000 No
Nov 1, 2008 Pereira, J., et al. [678] Malaysia K000610125 No
Nov 1, 2008 Sidiyasa, K., et al. [2971] Indonesia K000610128 No
Nov 1, 2008 Sidiyasa, K.; Arifin, Z. [2453] Indonesia K000610126 No
Nov 1, 2008 Arbainsyah; Rajuli, M. [AA 3194] Indonesia K000610127 No
s.coll. [77] Indonesia K000802202 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [3622] Philippines K005433963 No
Whitford, H.N. [991] Philippines K005433957 No
Ridsdale, C.E. [1213] Philippines K005433967 No
Cuming, H. [763] Philippines K000802205 Unknown Type Material Yes
Andau, D. [524] Malaysia K001275120 Yes
Micholitz [s.n.] Philippines K005433964 No
Girmansyah, D. [Deden1113] Indonesia K001872589 Yes
Loher, A. [4493] Philippines K005433962 No
Loher, A. [5776] Philippines K005433956 No
Merritt, M.L. [3632] Philippines K005433958 No
Ramos, M. [41857] Philippines K005433954 No
Loher, A. [4495] Philippines K005433960 No
Merrill, E.D. [2287] Philippines K005433959 No
Merrill, E.D. [3181] Philippines K005433966 No
Loher, A. [4494] Philippines K005433961 No
Ramos, M. [41594] Philippines K005433955 No
Whitford, H.N. [s.n.] Philippines K005433965 No
Forman, L.L. [326] Indonesia Phaleria cumingii K:SPC-17467.000 No
Daemel, E. [s.n.] Australia Phaleria blumei K000802215 Unknown Type Material Yes
MacGillivray, J. [s.n.] Australia Phaleria blumei K000802211 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hill, W. [76] Australia Phaleria blumei K000802214 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thwaites [3459] Sri Lanka Phaleria cauliflora K000802201 Unknown Type Material 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