Salicaceae
Homalium

Homalium ceylanicum (Gardner) Benth.

First published in J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 4: 35 (1859)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Indian Subcontinent to S. China and Indo-China. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Applequist, W.L. (2013). A nomenclator for Homalium (Salicaceae). Skvortsovia 1: 12-74.
  • Chakrabarty, T. (2010). The family Flacourtiaceae in Sikkim state, India - A synopsis. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 34: 785-787.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2007). Flora of China 13: 1-548. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Applequist, W.L. (2013). A nomenclator for Homalium (Salicaceae). Skvortsovia 1: 12-74.
  • Chakrabarty, T. (2010). The family Flacourtiaceae in Sikkim state, India - A synopsis. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 34: 785-787.
  • Chou, S., Chhnang, P. & Kim, Y. (2016). A Checklist for the Seed Plants of Cambodia: 1-272. National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea.
  • Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2007). Flora of China 13: 1-548. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 1953 Thwaites [C.P.68] Sri Lanka K000591523 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nov 1, 1953 Thwaites [C.P. 388] Sri Lanka K000591524 Type Yes
Nov 1, 1953 [Dalzell] [1654] India K000591525 Type Yes
Kerr [8780] Thailand K000591540 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Homalium ceylanicum subsp. minutiflorum K000591526 Type Yes
Nov 1, 1953 Henry, A., Dr [8150] China Homalium hainanense K000591520 Syntype Yes
Nov 1, 1953 Henry, A., Dr [8765] China Homalium hainanense K000591519 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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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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