Celastraceae

Gymnosporia (Wight & Arn.) Hook.f.

First published in G.Bentham & J.D.Hooker, Gen. Pl. 1: 365 (1862), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical Old World to S. Pacific.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Aldabra, Algeria, Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Caroline Is., Central African Repu, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Congo, Cook Is., Djibouti, East Himalaya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Free State, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, India, Iran, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesotho, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Marianas, Marquesas, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Northern Provinces, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Rwanda, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Togo, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS G: 1-40325.
  • Jordaan, M. (2012). A monograph of Gymnosporia (Celastraceae): 1-759. Thesis, Faculty Nat. Agric. Sci., Univ. of Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 1, 2002 Robertson, S.A.; Luke, Q. [5595] Kenya K000354007 Yes
Apr 1, 2002 Robertson, S.A.; Luke, Q. [6236] Kenya K000354012 Yes
Apr 1, 2002 Kisena, C.M. [1224] Tanzania K000354017 Yes
Lowe, R.T. [539] Portugal K000035822 Unknown Type Material Yes
Robertson, S.A. [4079] Kenya K000354021 Yes
[Griffith] [1988] Burma K000669832 Type Yes
Wild, H. [SRGH45298] Zimbabwe K:SPC-35133.000 No
K:SPC-47426.000 No
Lowe, R.T. [540] Portugal K000035823 Unknown Type Material Yes
[Wallich] [4309] India K000669818 Holotype Yes
Bourgeau [s.n.] Spain K000035820 Unknown Type Material Yes
Webb [s.n.] Spain K000035821 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • 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

  • Trees of New Guinea

    • Trees of New Guinea
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