Dichapetalaceae
Dichapetalum

Dichapetalum discolor (Baker) Engl.

First published in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(4): 348 (1896)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Madagascar. It is a climbing shrub or liana and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Madagascar

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141. [Cited as Dichapetalum leucosia.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1979 Baron, R. [5521] Madagascar Dichapetalum leucosia K000432343 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Baron, R. [1409] Madagascar Dichapetalum leucosia K000432345 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Baron, R. [1403] Madagascar Dichapetalum leucosia K000432346 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Scott Elliot, G.F. [2954] Madagascar Dichapetalum leucosia K000432344 Unknown Type Material Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [3084] Madagascar Dichapetalum leucosia K000380394 Yes
Baron, R. [3672] Madagascar Dichapetalum leucosia K000432342 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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