Commelinaceae

Pollia Thunb.

First published in Nov. Gen. Pl. 1: 11 (1781)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical Africa, W. Indian Ocean, Tropical & Subtropical Asia to SW. Pacific, Central America.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cabinda, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Repu, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Congo, East Himalaya, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jawa, Kenya, Korea, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malaya, Maluku, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Panamá, Philippines, Queensland, Sierra Leone, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Togo, Uganda, Vanuatu, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Nov. Gen. Pl. 1: 11 (1781).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sands, M.J.S. [720] Papua New Guinea K002401532 Yes
Sands, M.J.S. [720] Papua New Guinea K002401530 Yes
Sands, M.J.S. [720] Papua New Guinea K002401531 Yes
Nguyen V. D.; Vu Xuan Phong; Nguyen, T.C.; Bui, H.Q.; Kok, R.P.J.; Utteridge, T.M.A.; Moore, A.; Trudgen, M.; Briggs, M. [HNK-1292(MST 29)] Vietnam K002401248 Yes
Reynoso, E.; Majaducon, R. [24271] Philippines K002401534 Yes
Tanzania K:SPC-42509.000 No
Dawkins, H.C. [628] Uganda K:SPC-04604.000 No
Eanghourt, K.; Sophal, M.; Kosal, S. [FFI PA 239] Cambodia K002401247 Yes
Dawkins, H.C. [755] Uganda K:SPC-02262.000 No
Piskaut, P. [UPNG20164] Papua New Guinea K002401529 Yes
Kairo; Masapuhafo; Conn [99] Papua New Guinea K002401537 Yes
Dawkins, H.C. [422] Uganda K:SPC-04602.000 No
Floyd, A. [3499] Papua New Guinea K002401528 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [15321] Nigeria K:SPC-25656.000 No
Nooteboom, H.P.; Tantisewie, B.; Phengklai, T. [793] Thailand K002401246 Yes
Gaerlan; reynoso [20390] Philippines K002401533 Yes
Billy Bau [LAE82995] Papua New Guinea K002401535 Yes
van Royen, P.; Sleumer, H.O. [8094] Indonesia K002401536 Yes
Millar, A.N. [NGF48611] Papua New Guinea K002401527 Yes
Dawkins, H.C. [437] Uganda K:SPC-04603.000 No
Johns, R.J.; Maru, R. [12814] Papua New Guinea K002401526 Yes
Dawkins, H.C. [622] Uganda K:SPC-02263.000 No
Christensen, H.; Apu, F.L. [28] Malaysia K002401262 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