Araceae
Theriophonum

Theriophonum infaustum N.E.Br.

First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 18: 260 (1880)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & S. India. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

India

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Sasikala, K., Vajravelu, E. & Daniel, P. (2019). Fascicles of Flora of India 29: 1-357. Botanical Survey of India, New Delhi.
  • Sharief, M.U. (ed.) (2024). Flora of India 28: 1-764. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Sivadasan, M., Jaleel, V. A., Alfarhan, A.H. & Lakshminarasimhan, P. (2014). Taxonomic identity of Theriophonum danielii and T. manickamii (Araceae). Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy 21: 63-70.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Sharief, M.U. (ed.) (2024). Flora of India 28: 1-764. Botanical Survey of India.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 1980 Wight, R. [s.n.] India K000499281 Type Yes
Abraham, A. [3110] India K002824085 Yes
Barnes, E. [s.n.] India K002824092 Yes
Narayanaswami, V. [1320] India K002824086 Yes
Barnes, E. [1333] India K002824089 Yes
Sivadasan, M. [CU 21441] India K002824087 Yes
Barnes [1333] K:SPC-58071.000 No
Sivadasan, M. [CU 21449] India K002824095 Yes
Sivadasan, M. [CU 21440] India K002824088 Yes
Abraham, A. [3114] India K002824084 Yes
Joseph, K.T. [CU 19066] India K002824094 Yes
Barnes, E. [1351] India K002824090 Yes
Barnes, E. [812] India K002824093 Yes
Barnes, E. [s.n.] India K002824091 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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 2026. 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 2026. 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