Ophiorrhiza rugosa var. angustifolia (Thwaites) Ridsdale
First published in Blumea 41: 461 (1996)
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is India (Kerala), Sri Lanka. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
India, Sri Lanka
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Ophiorrhiza angustifolia Thwaites in Enum. Pl. Zeyl.: 140 (1859)
- Ophiorrhiza mungos var. angustifolia (Thwaites) Hook.f. in Fl. Brit. India 3: 77 (1880)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Hareesh, V.S. & al. (2015). Lectotypification of Ophiorrhiza heterostyla Dunn and the new record of Ophiorrhiza rugosa Wall. var. angustifolia (Thwaites) Ridsale (Rubiaceae) for India. Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 70: 109-112.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Hareesh, V.S. & al. (2015). Lectotypification of Ophiorrhiza heterostyla Dunn and the new record of Ophiorrhiza rugosa Wall. var. angustifolia (Thwaites) Ridsale (Rubiaceae) for India. Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 70: 109-112.
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
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Kew Science Photographs
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