Sciaphila Blume

First published in Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 514 (1826)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is SE. Mexico to S. Tropical America, W. & W. Central Tropical Africa, Tanzania, W. Indian Ocean, Tropical & Subtropical Asia to W. Pacific.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cameroon, Caroline Is., China Southeast, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, French Guiana, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Hainan, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jawa, Kazan-retto, Korea, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malaya, Maluku, Mexico Southeast, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nigeria, Ogasawara-shoto, Panamá, Peru, Philippines, Seychelles, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Suriname, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Bijdr. 514 (1825).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 1, 2008 Pillon, Y. [1309] New Caledonia K:SPC-78060.000 No
Jul 1, 2006 Jourdan, H.; Pillon, Y.; Konghouleux, D.; Gatimel, B. [1] New Caledonia K:SPC-77540.000 No
Nov 1, 2005 Pillon, Y.; Barrière, R.; Dagostini, G., et al. [188] New Caledonia K:SPC-77539.000 No
Sep 1, 1982 Gómez, L.D.; Glicenstein, L. [18466] Costa Rica K000632652 Type Yes
Jun 1, 1981 Schlechter, F.R.R. [14633] Papua New Guinea K000291647 Type Yes
Lamb, A. [ALSAR 233/85] Malaysia K:SPC-49161.000 No
Hunt, P.F. [RSS-2269] Solomon Islands K:SPC-07583.000 No
Poulsen, A.D. [306] Malaysia K:SPC-59605.000 No
Poulsen, A.D. [307] Malaysia K:SPC-59607.000 No

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

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

    • Flora of West Tropical 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