Phyllanthaceae
Antidesma

Antidesma ghaesembilla Gaertn.

First published in Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 189 (1788)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Asia to N. Australia. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Balakrishnan, N.P. & Chakrabarty, T. (2007). The family Euphorbiaceae in India. A synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography: 1-500. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.
  • Chakrabarty, T. & Balakrishnan, N.P. (2018). Indo-Burmese Phyllanthaceae: A Taxonomic Revision: 1-437. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • 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.
  • Hoffmann, P. (2005). Antidesma in Malesia and Thailand: 1-292. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.
  • Wu, Z.Y., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D.Y. (eds.) (2008). Flora of China 11: 1-622. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Balakrishnan, N.P. & Chakrabarty, T. (2007). The family Euphorbiaceae in India. A synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography: 1-500. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.
  • Chakrabarty, T. & Balakrishnan, N.P. (2018). Indo-Burmese Phyllanthaceae: A Taxonomic Revision: 1-437. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1996 Cuming, H. [1650] Philippines K000061574 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1996 s.coll. [570] Philippines K000061577 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1925 s.coll. [s.n.] India K000246902 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ganal, N. [S20] Philippines K001490901 Yes
Reynoso; Alvarez; Fuentes [PPI11262] Philippines K001581512 Yes
Romero, E.; Majaducon, R. [29646] Philippines K001589885 Yes
s.coll. [567] Philippines K000061576 Unknown Type Material Yes
Roxburgh, W. [s.n.] India K000246762 Type Yes
Reynoso; Sagcal; Fuentes [14980] Philippines K001634995 No
Thailand K:SPC-66201.000 No
Cuming, H. [986] Philippines K000061573 Type Yes
Cuming, H. [986] Philippines K000061575 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n] K000246763 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [489] India K000246761 Unknown Type Material Yes
Forsyth [s.n.] India K000246760 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8567] Antidesma pubescens K001125872 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 8567] Antidesma pubescens K001125875 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8567] Antidesma pubescens K001125873 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8567] Antidesma pubescens K001125874 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schultz, F. [610] Australia Antidesma schultzii K000061638 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schultz, F. [743] Australia Antidesma schultzii K000061637 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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 2024. 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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