Malvaceae
Grewia

Grewia polygama Roxb.

First published in Fl. Ind., ed. 1832. 2: 558 (1832)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Bangladesh to NW. Peninsula Malaysia. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS G: 1-40325.
  • Lê, T.C. (2003). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 2: 1-1203. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.
  • Turner, I.M. (1995 publ. 1997). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(2): 347-655.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1991). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 7: 1-439. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta. [Cited as Grewia rothii.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

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

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 16, 2018 Brass, L.J. [22097], Papua New Guinea K001269537 No
Jan 1, 1911 Branderhorst, B. [302], Indonesia K001269531 No
Feb 27, 1909 Roxburgh, W. [s.n.], India K000686711 Unknown type material Yes
Saunders, J.C. [118], Papua New Guinea K001269530 No
Henty, E.E. [NGF 11644], Papua New Guinea K001269533 No
Henty, E.E. [NGF 49172], Papua New Guinea K001269528 No
Henty, E.E. [NGF 11974], Papua New Guinea K001269529 No
Roxburgh, W. [s.n.], India K000686713 Yes
McKee, H.S. [1742], Indonesia K001269532 No
s.coll. [s.n.], India K000686712 Yes

Sources

  • Art and Illustrations in Digifolia

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 2023. 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 2023. 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