Araceae
Anaphyllum

Anaphyllum wightii Schott

First published in Gen. Aroid.: 83 (1858)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Laccadive Islands, SW. India. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

India, Laccadive Is.

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ananda Rao, T. & Ellis, J.L. (1995). Flora of Lakshadweep islands off the Malabar coast, peninsular India, with emphasis on phytogeographical distribution of plants. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 19: 235-250.
  • Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1-560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Sasikala, K., Vajravelu, E. & Daniel, P. (2019). Fascicles of Flora of India 29: 1-357. Botanical Survey of India, New Delhi.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ananda Rao, T. & Ellis, J.L. (1995). Flora of Lakshadweep islands off the Malabar coast, peninsular India, with emphasis on phytogeographical distribution of plants. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 19: 235-250.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 30, 1929 Wight [2776] India K000499254 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 30, 1929 [Madr. A.M.]; [Waght, B.M.] [8968] India K000499255 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sivadasan, M. [19135] India K:SPC-45827.000 No
Sivadasan, M. [CU19060] India K002556117 Yes
[S. Crumbaln] [s.n.] India K002556096 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002556098 Yes
Fischer, C.E.C. [2479] India K002556094 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002556099 Yes
Sivadasan, M. [CU19136A] India K002556105 Yes
Batnes, E. [766] India K002556107 Yes
Fischer, C.E.C. [2479] India K002556093 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002556100 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002556102 Yes
Sivadasan, M. [CU19055A] India K002556116 Yes
Fischer, C. [s.n.] India K002556103 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002556101 Yes
Batnes, E. [975] India K002556110 Yes
Sivadasan, M. [CU19055A] India K002556115 Yes
Ridsdale, C.E. [112] India K002556113 Yes
Sivadasan, M. [CU21402] India K002556104 Yes
Ridsdale, C.E. [112] India K002556108 Yes
Batnes, E. [979] India K002556109 Yes
Batnes, E. [795] India K002556106 Yes
Fischer, C. [s.n.] India K002556097 Yes
India K:SPC-49762.000 No
Sivadasan, M. [CU19135] India K002556111 Yes
Fliegner, H.J. [245] India K:SPC-51853.000 No
[S. Crumbaln] [s.n.] India K002556095 Yes
Hay, A. India K:SPC-49796.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • 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 Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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