Dendrocnide gigantea (Poir.) Chew
First published in Gard. Bull. Singapore 21: 203 (1965)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is likely to be Melanesia. It grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.
Distribution
Doubtfully present in:
Solomon Is.
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Laportea gigantea (Poir.) Gaudich. in Voy. Uranie: 498 (1830), combination not made.
- Urera commersoniana Wedd. in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 18: 202 (1852), nom. superfl.
- Urtica gigantea Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 4: 225 (1816)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Urera gigantea Gaudich. ex Miq. in Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(2): 231 (1859), pro syn.
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Sources
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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 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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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 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0