Araliaceae
Aralia

Aralia thomsonii Seem. ex C.B.Clarke

First published in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 2: 723 (1879)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. India, E. Himalaya to China (Yunnan, Guangxi) and Peninsula Malaysia. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, India, Malaya, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Chandramohan, K. & al. (2016 publ. 2017). Aralia thomsonii (Araliaceae) a new distributional record for peninsular India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 40: 159-160.
  • Chayamarit, K. & Balslev, H. (eds.) (2019). Flora of Thailand 14(2): 185-358. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • Frodin, D.G. & Govaerts, R. (2003 publ. 2004). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araliaceae: 1-444. 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.
  • Leti, M., Hul, S., Fouché, J.-G., Cheng, S.K. & David, B. (2013). Flore photographique du Cambodge: 1-589. Éditions Privat, Toulouse.
  • Pullaiah, T. & Karuppusamy, S. (2020). Flora of Eastern Ghats 7: 1-474. Regency publications, New Deli.
  • Wen, J. (2004). Systematics and biogeography of Aralia L. sect. Dimorpanthus (Miq.) Miq. (Araliaceae). Cathaya; Annals of the Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany and Herbarium, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences 15-16: 1-179.
  • Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2007). Flora of China 13: 1-548. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Chandramohan, K. & al. (2016 publ. 2017). Aralia thomsonii (Araliaceae) a new distributional record for peninsular India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 40: 159-160.
  • Leti, M., Hul, S., Fouché, J.-G., Cheng, S.K. & David, B. (2013). Flore photographique du Cambodge: 1-589. Éditions Privat, Toulouse.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 28, 1991 Hooker, J.D. [42], Bangladesh K000810407 isolectotype Yes
Mar 28, 1991 Hooker, J.D. [42], Bangladesh K000810408 lectotype Yes
Mar 28, 1991 Hooker, J.D. [42], Bangladesh K000810409 isolectotype Yes
Mar 28, 1991 Hooker, J.D. [42], Bangladesh K000810406 isolectotype Yes
Mar 28, 1991 Hooker, J.D. [933], Bangladesh K000810410 isolectotype Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Jenkins, F. [s.n.], India K000810405 syntype Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 2023. 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 2023. 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