Trigonostemon viridissimus var. elegantissimus (Airy Shaw) Airy Shaw
First published in Kew Bull., Addit. Ser. 4: 206 (1975)
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is S. China to Peninsula Malaysia, Borneo. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Laos, Malaya, Vietnam
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Trigonostemon elegantissimus Airy Shaw in Kew Bull. 20: 48 (1966)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Trigonostemon chinensis Merr. in Philipp. J. Sci. 21: 498 (1922)
- Trigonostemon chinensis f. fungii (Merr.) Y.T.Chang in Acta Phytotax. Sin. 27: 149 (1989)
- Trigonostemon fungii Merr. in Lingnan Sci. J. 11: 47 (1932)
- Trigonostemon huangmosu Y.T.Chang in Guihaia 3: 174 (1983)
- Trigonostemon kwangsiensis Hand.-Mazz. in Sinensia 2: 130 (1932)
- Trigonostemon leucanthus var. hainanensis H.S.Kiu in Guihaia 12: 211 (1992)
- Trigonostemon sanguineus Gagnep. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 72: 470 (1925)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- (2020). https://doi.org/10.3767/blumea.2020.65.01.04. epublication.
An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:
- Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Trigonostemon elegantissimus.]
Kew Backbone Distributions
- (2018). https://doi.org/10.3767/blumea.2018.62.03.04. epublication.
- (2020). https://doi.org/10.3767/blumea.2020.65.01.04. epublication.
- Chou, S., Chhnang, P. & Kim, Y. (2016). A Checklist for the Seed Plants of Cambodia: 1-272. National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea.
- Li, P.T., Zhuang, X.Y., Huang, J.X. & He, S.Y. (2006). Notes on Trigonostemon (Euphorbiaceae) for the Flora of China. Harvard Papers in Botany 11: 117-120.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 1963 | Kostermans, A. [13695], Borneo | Trigonostemon elegantissimus | K000959295 | Yes | |
| Poilane, E. [8201], Vietnam | Trigonostemon sanguineus | K000959308 | Yes |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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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