Pipturus argenteus (G.Forst.) Wedd.

First published in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(1): 235(19) (1869)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Indian Ocean, Andaman Islands to Pacific. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Aldabra, Andaman Is., Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Caroline Is., Christmas I., Comoros, Cook Is., Fiji, Gilbert Is., Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Line Is., Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicobar Is., Niue, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Santa Cruz Is., Seychelles, Society Is., Solomon Is., Sumatera, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis-Futuna Is.

Introduced into:

Chagos Archipelago, Mauritius

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Banks, R.C. (ed.) (1982). Wildlife and wildlife habitat of American Samoa 2: 1-151. U.S. Fisch and Wildlife services, Washington.
  • Castle, G.E. (1994). Flore des Seychelles Dicotylédones: 1-663. Orstom Editions.
  • Florence, J. (1997). Flore de la Polynésie Française 1: 1-393. IRD editions, Paris.
  • Fosberg, F.R. & Sachet, M.-H. (1987). Flora of the Gilbert Island, Kiribati, Checklist. Atoll Research Bulletin 295: 1-33.
  • Fosberg, F.R. (1975). Vascular plants of Aitutaki. Atoll Research Bulletin 190: 73-84.
  • Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1979). A geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 15: 41-295.
  • Gardner, R.O. (2011). Trees and shrubs of Niue: an identification guide to the island's indigenous and naturalised woody plants: 1-244. R.O. Gardner, Auckland, New Zealand.
  • George, A.S. (ed.) (1989). Flora of Australia 3: 1-219. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Hancock, I.R. & Henderson, C.P. (1988). Flora of the Solomon Islands. Research Bulletin Dodo Creek Research Station 7: 1-203.
  • Meyer, J.-Y. (2017). Guide des plantes de Wallis et Futuna: 1-486. Au vent des iles, editions, Tahiti.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.
  • Pusalkar, P.K., Mao, A.A. & Inge, P. (eds.) (2022). Flora of India 24: 1-688. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Sheppard, C.R.C. & Seaward, M.R.D. (eds.) (1999). Ecology of the Chagos archipelago: 1-350. Westbury Academic & Scientific Publishing, Otley.
  • Sykes, W.R. (2016). Flora of the Cook Islands: 1-973. National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawaii.
  • Turner, I.M. (1995 publ. 1997). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(2): 347-655.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
  • Wiriadinata, H., Girmansyah, D., Hunter, J.M., Hoover, W.S. & Kartawinata, K. (2013). Floristic study of West Sumbawa, Indonesia. Reinwardtia 13: 391-404.
  • Woodroffe, C.D. (1985). Vegetation and flora of Nui Atoll, Tuvalu. Atoll Research Bulletin 283: 1-18.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Castle, G.E. (1994). Flore des Seychelles Dicotylédones: 1-663. Orstom Editions.
  • Christopherson, E. (1935). Flowering Plants of Samoa. Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin 128: 1-221.
  • Florence, J. (1997). Flore de la Polynésie Française 1: 1-393. IRD editions, Paris.
  • Fosberg, F.R. & Sachet, M.-H. (1987). Flora of the Gilbert Island, Kiribati, Checklist. Atoll Research Bulletin 295: 1-33.
  • Fosberg, F.R. (1975). Vascular plants of Aitutaki. Atoll Research Bulletin 190: 73-84.
  • Gardner, R.O. (2011). Trees and shrubs of Niue: an identification guide to the island's indigenous and naturalised woody plants: 1-244. R.O. Gardner, Auckland, New Zealand.
  • George, A.S. (ed.) (1989). Flora of Australia 3: 1-219. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • George, A.S., Orchard, A.E. & Hewson, H.J. (eds.) (1993). Oceanic islands 2. Flora of Australia 50: 1-606. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Meyer, J.-Y. (2017). Guide des plantes de Wallis et Futuna: 1-486. Au vent des iles, editions, Tahiti.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Sheppard, C.R.C. & Seaward, M.R.D. (eds.) (1999). Ecology of the Chagos archipelago: 1-350. Westbury Academic & Scientific Publishing, Otley.
  • Suzuki, M., Taufatofua, P. & Koyama, T. (2007). New records of plants from Tonga. Makinoa, n.s., 6: 25-62.
  • Sykes, W.R. (2016). Flora of the Cook Islands: 1-973. National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawaii.
  • Turner, I.M. (1995 publ. 1997). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(2): 347-655.
  • Whitmore, T.C. (1966). Guide to the forests of the British Solomon islands: 1-208. Oxford University Press.
  • Wiriadinata, H., Girmansyah, D., Hunter, J.M., Hoover, W.S. & Kartawinata, K. (2013). Floristic study of West Sumbawa, Indonesia. Reinwardtia 13: 391-404.
  • Woodroffe, C.D. (1985). Vegetation and flora of Nui Atoll, Tuvalu. Atoll Research Bulletin 283: 1-18.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2017 Costa, H.R.; Silveira, P. [34] TP K001193732 Yes
Aug 1, 2013 I Made Maduarta (Pung) [IMM 51] Indonesia K000734550 No
Jan 1, 2013 Johns, R.J. [11006] Papua New Guinea K000618116 Yes
Jan 1, 2013 Johns, R.J. [12889] Papua New Guinea K001193641 Yes
Jan 1, 2013 Simaga, J.M.; Johns, R.J. [09345] Papua New Guinea K001193645 Yes
Jan 1, 2013 Johns, R.J. [11174 (as 11175 A)] Papua New Guinea K001193642 Yes
Jan 1, 2013 Johns, R.J. [11298] Papua New Guinea K001193643 Yes
Jan 1, 2011 Nadiah, I., et al. [S 83787] Malaysia K000720204 Yes
Jul 1, 2010 Cook, C. [159] Indonesia K000612090 No
Jun 1, 2010 Ellen, R.F. [1171] Indonesia K000611953 Yes
May 4, 2006 Mohtar, A., et al. [49672] Malaysia K000352369 Yes
May 4, 2006 Gaerlan; Reynoso Philippines K000352408 Yes
Nov 23, 2004 Gaerlan; Reynoso [PPI 20277] Philippines K000228094 Yes
Sep 15, 2004 Munzinger, J.; Cabalion, P. [473] New Caledonia K000222612 Yes
Sep 15, 2004 Kessler, P; Arbainsyah [B 1353] Indonesia K000222613 No
Sep 15, 2004 Argent, G., et al. [1987114] Malaysia K000222611 Yes
Sep 15, 2004 Bau, B. [LAE 82968] Papua New Guinea K000222614 No
Sutarno, S. [2] K000463805 No
Kerenga, K.; Croft, J. [LAE77321] Papua New Guinea K003631122 No
Soakai, E. [[193]] Tonga K003631446 Yes
Mckee, H.S. [1541] Papua New Guinea K003631136 No
Brass, L.J. [24348] Papua New Guinea K003803841 Yes
Brass, L.J. [28729] Papua New Guinea K003803866 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000741533 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hoogland, R.D. [5170] Papua New Guinea K003803900 Yes
Millar, A.N. [15628] Papua New Guinea K003631134 No
Sledge, W.A. [s.n.] Samoa K003631474 Yes
Hoogland, R.D.; Pullen, R. [5281] Papua New Guinea K003803901 Yes
Frodin; Morren; Gabir [2402] Papua New Guinea K003631131 No
Sayers, D. [NGF21802] Papua New Guinea K003631126 No
Sillitoe, P.; Sillitoe, J. [83/38] Papua New Guinea K003631110 No
Whistler, W.A. [W 3404] Samoa K003631444 Yes
Hoogland, R.D. [4579] Papua New Guinea K003803898 Yes
Sands, M.J.S. [2025] Papua New Guinea K003631143 No
Buderus, J. [NGF24026] Papua New Guinea K003631125 No
Weiblen, G.D. [YS1J0009] Papua New Guinea K003803833 Yes
Garber, D.W. [585] Samoa K003631455 Yes
White, K.J. [NGF9664] Papua New Guinea K003803895 Yes
Students, F. [43] Papua New Guinea K003803865 Yes
Pullen, R. [5959] Papua New Guinea K003803843 Yes
Frodin, D.G. [7406] Papua New Guinea K003631124 No
Brass, L.J. [1446] Papua New Guinea K003803846 Yes
Womersley, J.S.; Brass, L.J. [NGF8679] Papua New Guinea K003803849 Yes
Saunders, J.C. [17] Papua New Guinea K003631117 No
Gideon, O. [LAE76142] Papua New Guinea K003631104 No
Quiros [s.n.] K003631480 Yes
Schodde, R.; Craven, L.A. [4539] Papua New Guinea K003803855 Yes
{P. van Royen;} Millar, A.N. [17510] Papua New Guinea K003631120 No
Mann, E.; Vandenberg, J. [NGF43396] Papua New Guinea K003803868 Yes
Brass, L.J. [25525] Papua New Guinea K003803891 Yes
Gibbs, L.S. [5955] New Guinea K000741523 Unknown Type Material Yes
Carr, C.E. [11072] Papua New Guinea K003803837 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Samoa K003631470 Yes
Hartley, T.G. [TGH9666] Papua New Guinea K003631106 No
Mann, E.; Osborn, D.M. [NGF43001] Papua New Guinea K003803877 Yes
Scarth-Johnson, V. [5] Tonga K003631483 Yes
Carr, C.E. [14638] Papua New Guinea K003631128 No
Brass, L.J. [1581] Papua New Guinea K003803881 Yes
Kairo, A. [54] Papua New Guinea K003631133 No
Lua, H.K.; Ho, B.C.; Ali, I.; Chua, K.S. [SING 2018-497] Singapore K001532745 Yes
K001325678 No
Streimann, H. [NGF44275] Papua New Guinea K003803872 No
Streimann, H.; Lelean, Y. [LAE52611] Papua New Guinea K003803902 Yes
{E. H. Bryan, Jr.} [60] K003631482 Yes
Andrews, C.W. [60] Christmas Island K000356664 Syntype Yes
Sands, M.J.S.; Pattison, G.A.; Wood, J.J.; Kene, R. [SANDS2025] Papua New Guinea K003631151 No
Moseley [s.n.] Papua New Guinea K003631105 No
Henty, E.E. [NGF16808] Papua New Guinea K003803852 Yes
Brass, L.J. [25131] Papua New Guinea K003803847 Yes
Whitmee, S.J. [293] Samoa K003631475 Yes
Christophersen, E.; Hume, E.P. [1899] Samoa K003631452 Yes
Bulmer, R.N.H. [s.n.] Papua New Guinea K003631109 No
Brass, L.J. [27453] Papua New Guinea K003803854 Yes
Crosby, C.S. [169] Tonga K003631487 Yes
Sayers, D. [NGF13241] Papua New Guinea K003631127 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Samoa K003631489 Yes
Whistler, W.A. [9557] Samoa K003631460 Yes
Schodde, R. [2463] Papua New Guinea K003803853 Yes
Mann, E.B.; Osborn, D.M. [NGF43038] Papua New Guinea K003631139 No
Schodde, R. [2143] Papua New Guinea K003803878 Yes
Christophersen, E.; Hume, E.P. [2516] Samoa K003631472 Yes
Mann, E.B. [NGF43095] Papua New Guinea K003803842 Yes
Boden-Kloss, C. [s.n.] New Guinea K000741524 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ridley, H.N. [156a] Christmas Island K000356665 Syntype Yes
Foreman, D.; Kumul, M. [NGF48318] Papua New Guinea K003803858 Yes
Soakai, E. [879] Tonga K003631464 Yes
Stevens, P.F. [LAE51099] Papua New Guinea K003631137 No
Parks, H.E. [16264] Tonga K003631445 Yes
Huxley, C.R. [UPNG5601] Papua New Guinea K003631112 No
Stone, B.C.; Streimann, H. [LAE53779] Papua New Guinea K003631140 No
Soakai, E. [867] Tonga K003631466 Yes
Yuncker, T.G. [9185] Samoa K003631476 Yes
Majawat, G. [1322059] Malaysia K000463801 Yes
Sayers, D. [NGF24205] Papua New Guinea K003803862 Yes
{E. H. Bryan, Jr.} [118] Samoa K003631453 Yes
Simaga, J.M. [814] Papua New Guinea K001625193 Yes
Hoogland, R.D. [4570] Papua New Guinea K003803848 Yes
Simaga, J.M. [794] Papua New Guinea K001611302 Yes
Friedmann, F. [5375] Seychelles K001634950 No
Sohmer, S.H.; et al. [LAE75331] Papua New Guinea K003631107 No
Burke [s.n.] Papua New Guinea K003631111 No
Barrett, J.H. [NGF4214] Papua New Guinea K003803845 Yes
Bristol, M.L. [2440] Samoa K003631449 Yes
Buxton, P.A. [640Q] Tuvalu K003631479 Yes
Whitmee, S.J. [61] Samoa K003631471 Yes
Hart, A.J. [3573] Papua New Guinea K003631130 No
Stevens, P.F.; Veldkamp, J.F. [LAE54060] Papua New Guinea K003803869 Yes
Henty, E.E.; Coode, M. [NGF29234] Papua New Guinea K003803886 Yes
Schodde, R.; Craven, L.A. [4777] Papua New Guinea K003803838 Yes
Weiblen, G.D. [YS1J0041] Papua New Guinea K003803857 Yes
Hoogland, R.D. [5233] Papua New Guinea K003803899 Yes
Sayers, C.D. [NGF19599] Papua New Guinea K003803896 Yes
Milliken, W. [1283] Papua New Guinea K003631150 No
Vink, W. [16345] Papua New Guinea K003803888 Yes
s.coll. [6940] Papua New Guinea K003631108 No
Hoogland, R.D. [5228] Papua New Guinea K003631114 No
Harvey, W.H. [s.n.] Tonga K003631469 Yes
Sands, M.J.S.; Pattison, G.A.; Wood, J.J. [SANDS2701] Papua New Guinea K003631129 No
Hoogland, R.D.; Taylor, B.W. [3348] Papua New Guinea K003803894 Yes
Whistler, W.A. [W 2861] Samoa K003631443 Yes
Wheatley, J. [863] Vanuatu K:SPC-55207.000 No
Brass, L.J. [28071] Papua New Guinea K003803890 No
Brass, L.J. [29250] Papua New Guinea K003803875 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000741534 Unknown Type Material Yes
Stevens, P.F. [LAE50172] Papua New Guinea K003803864 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000741530 Unknown Type Material Yes
Carr, C.E. [13094] Papua New Guinea K003803882 Yes
Brass, L.J. [532] Papua New Guinea K003803839 Yes
Yuncker, T.G. [9585] Niue K003631488 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000741531 Unknown Type Material Yes
Whistler, W.A. [7306] Tonga K003631451 Yes
Moseley [s.n.] Tonga K003631486 Yes
Pillon, Y.; Gatimel, B.; Jourdan, H.; Meyer, J.Y.; Richling, I. [989] Wallis and Futuna K003631468 Yes
Brass, L.J. [29181] Papua New Guinea K003631113 No
Mckee, H.S. [1541] K003631135 No
Lister, J.J. [s.n.] Tonga K003631485 Yes
Frodin; Morren [3417] Papua New Guinea K003631132 No
Christophersen, E. [330] Samoa K003631440 Yes
Wiakabu, J.; A.M.C. [LAE73496] Papua New Guinea K003631121 No
Christmas Island K:SPC-46128.000 No
Bristol, M.L. [2487] Samoa K003631450 Yes
Schodde, R. [2147] Papua New Guinea K003803870 Yes
Bristol, M.L. [2334] Samoa K003631477 Yes
Carr, C.E. [11337] Papua New Guinea K003803836 Yes
Carr, C.E. [[15693]] Papua New Guinea K003803887 Yes
Sands, M.J.S.; Pattison, G.A.; Wood, J.J. [SANDS2863] Papua New Guinea K003631145 No
Schodde, R. [2627] Papua New Guinea K003631148 No
Millar, A.N. [NGF22624] Papua New Guinea K003631119 No
Brass, L.J. [32003] Papua New Guinea K003631118 No
Brass, L.J. [24202] Papua New Guinea K003803835 Yes
Hoogland, R.D. [9277] Papua New Guinea K003803883 Yes
Cox, P.A. [323] Samoa K003631461 Yes
Frodin, D.; Hill, D. [NGF26343] Papua New Guinea K003803860 Yes
{Kerenga, K.; & others} [LAE77453] Papua New Guinea K003803863 Yes
Riedel, J.G.F. [s.n.] K000741532 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schodde, R. [2763] Papua New Guinea K003631149 No
Brass, L.J. [23686] Papua New Guinea K003803892 Yes
Brass, L.J. [32023] Papua New Guinea K003631115 No
Widjaja; Wally; Subari [EW6441] Indonesia K003803861 Yes
Darbyshire, P.J. [699] Papua New Guinea K003803856 Yes
Soakai, E. [867] Tonga K003631463 Yes
Whistler, W.A. [11427A] Samoa K003631459 Yes
Whitmee, S.J. [4] Samoa K003631473 Yes
Brass, L.J. [25947] Papua New Guinea K003803867 Yes
Schodde, R.; Craven, L.A. [4303] Papua New Guinea K003803897 Yes
Bristol, M.L. [1967] Samoa K003631478 Yes
Takeuchi, W. [6759] Papua New Guinea K003631146 No
Christophersen, E.; Hume, E.P. [1960] Samoa K003631454 Yes
Soakai, E. [879] Tonga K003631465 Yes
Schodde, R. [1574] Papua New Guinea K003803884 Yes
Hoogland, R.D.; Craven, L.A. [10225] Papua New Guinea K003803874 Yes
Garber, D.W. [813] Samoa K003631442 Yes
Kairo, A. [NGF45369] Papua New Guinea K003803871 Yes
Henty, E.E. [NGF16807] Papua New Guinea K003803850 Yes
Brass, L.J. [23688] Papua New Guinea K003803893 Yes
Vandenberg, J. [NGF42171] Papua New Guinea K003803879 Yes
Hoogland, R.D.; Craven, L.A. [10209] Papua New Guinea K003803876 Yes
Sands, M.J.S.; Pattison, G.A.; Wood, J.J. [SANDS2863] Papua New Guinea K003631152 No
Floyd, A. [s.n.] Papua New Guinea K003803873 Yes
Soakai, E. [916] Tonga K003631462 Yes
Carr, C.E. [14740] Papua New Guinea K003803885 Yes
Sands, M.J.S. [810] Papua New Guinea K003631142 No
Soakai, E. [916] Tonga K003631467 Yes
Whistler, W.A. [W 2861] Samoa K003631458 Yes
Darbyshire, P.J. [753] Papua New Guinea K003803851 Yes
Carr, C.E. [11102] Papua New Guinea K003803834 Yes
Whistler, W.A. [W 4656] Samoa K003631481 Yes
Henty, E.E. [NGF20851] Papua New Guinea K003803880 Yes
Heyligers, P.C. [1188] Papua New Guinea K003631147 No
Richardson, A.C. [S201] Papua New Guinea K003631116 No
Gideon, O. [LAE76144] Papua New Guinea K003631103 No
White, C.T.; Dadswell, H.E.; Smith, L.S. [NGF1570] Papua New Guinea K003631153 No
Conn, B.; Pattison, G.; Sands, M.; Wood, J. [LAE66340] Papua New Guinea K003803889 Yes
Sands, M.J.S.; Pattison, G.A.; Wood, J.J.; Kene, R. [SANDS2019] Papua New Guinea K003631144 No
Christophersen, E. [2843] Samoa K003631447 Yes
Foreman, D.; Vinas, N.A. [LAE60160] Papua New Guinea K003803844 Yes
Havel, J.J.; Kairo, A. [NGF17149] Papua New Guinea K003631123 No
Setchell, W.A.; Parks, H.E. [15355] Tonga K003631484 Yes
Vandenberg, J. [NGF42170] Papua New Guinea K003631138 No
Sillitoe, P.; Sillitoe, J. [83/58] Papua New Guinea K003631141 No
Christophersen, E. [3039] Samoa K003631448 Yes
Morren [104] Papua New Guinea K003803859 Yes
Eames, A.J. [145] Samoa K003631441 Yes
[Neye] [35] Papua New Guinea K003631154 No
Croft, J.R. [LAE61211] Papua New Guinea K003803840 Yes

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