Hernandiaceae

Hernandia Plum. ex L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 981 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Mexico to Tropical Asia, Gulf of Guinea Islands, W. Indian Ocean, Tropical & Subtropical Asia to Pacific.

Distribution

Native to:

Aldabra, Andaman Is., Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Brazil North, Cambodia, Caroline Is., Chagos Archipelago, Christmas I., Cocos (Keeling) Is., Colombia, Comoros, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Fiji, French Guiana, Gilbert Is., Guatemala, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Jawa, Kazan-retto, Laccadive Is., Laos, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Maldives, Maluku, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Niue, Northern Territory, Ogasawara-shoto, Panamá, Philippines, Pitcairn Is., Puerto Rico, Queensland, Réunion, Samoa, Santa Cruz Is., Seychelles, Society Is., Solomon Is., South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Suriname, Taiwan, Thailand, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., Windward Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 6, 1: 191.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • G.P. 3: 164 (1880)
  • L., Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 421 (1754)
  • Sp. Pl.: 981 (1753)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 2010 Ong Eng Lee [46] Malaysia K000611928 Yes
Jeffrey, C. [681] Seychelles K:SPC-22893.000 No
Wheatley, J.I. [555] Vanuatu K:SPC-54968.000 No
Faulkner, H. [3133] Tanzania K:SPC-34666.000 No
Wheatley, J.I. [749] Vanuatu K:SPC-55048.000 No

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Interactive Key to Seed Plants of Malesia and Indo-China

    • The Malesian Key Group (2010) Interactive Key to Seed Plants of Malesia and Indo-China (Version 2.0, 28 Jul 2010) The Nationaal Herbarium Nederland Leiden and The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

  • 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
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0