Gesneriaceae

Epithema Blume

First published in Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 737 (1826)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is W. Tropical Africa to Uganda, Tropical & Subtropical Asia.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Cameroon, China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo, East Himalaya, Gabon, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Philippines, Sierra Leone, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

Kew's Tree of Life Explorer

Discover the flowering plant tree of life and the genomic data used to build it.

View the Tree of Life
PAFTOL

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bransgrove, K. & Middleton, D.J. (2015). A revison of Epithema (Gesneriaceae). Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 67: 159-229.
  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 4, 2: 501.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bijdr., Fl. Nederl. Ind. 14: 737 (1826)
  • F.T.A. 4(2): 501 (1906)
  • F.W.T.A. ed. 2, 2: 383 (1963)
  • Fl. Cameroun 27: 5 (1984)
  • Fl. Gabon 27: 5 (1985)
  • Monogr. Phan. 5: 179 (1883);

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2011 Gardner [606] Sri Lanka K000438690 Type Yes
Jun 1, 2010 Leong et al. [215] Malaysia K000612025 No
Jun 1, 2010 Patsipun et al. [79902] Malaysia K000611921 No
Jun 1, 2010 Yii; Talib [58841] Malaysia K000611922 No
Jun 1, 2010 Yii; Talib [58618] Malaysia K000611920 No
Mar 29, 2005 Parnell; et al. [95-335] Thailand K000223276 No
Mar 29, 2005 Lai Shak Teck et al. [66009] Malaysia K000223267 No
Mar 29, 2005 Pius, G., et al. [143649] Malaysia K000223266 No
Mar 24, 2005 Chantaranothai, P., et al. [90/303] Thailand K000223260 No
Dec 9, 2004 Sands, M.J.S. [6841] Papua New Guinea K000222970 No
Jan 18, 2004 Middleton, D., et al. [149] Thailand K000184598 No
Jan 18, 2004 Berhaman, A. [134807] Malaysia K000184599 No
Thomas, A.S. [1529] Uganda K:SPC-03637.000 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 9080] Malaysia K001132188 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • 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