Fabaceae
Christia

Christia vespertilionis (L.f.) Bakh.f.

First published in Reinwardtia 6: 90 (1961)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is China (Guangdong, Guangxi) to Tropical Asia. It is a subshrub or perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cambodia, China Southeast, Hainan, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Thailand, Vietnam

Introduced into:

Assam, Bangladesh, Cayman Is., Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Fiji, India, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mauritius, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Trinidad-Tobago, West Himalaya, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Dy Phon, P. (2000). Dictionnaire des plantes utilisées au Cambodge: 1-915. Chez l'auteur, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. & Heald, J. (1994). Legumes of Indo-China a check-list: 1-164. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Polhill, R.M. (1990). Flore des Mascareignes 80: 1-235. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 10: 1-642. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
  • Zhu, X.Y., Zhang, R.P. & He, Y.L. (eds.) (2021). An inventory of legume species diversity of Myanmar: 1-297. China Minzu university press.

Flora of the Cayman Islands

  • Backh.f., Reinwardtia 6: 90 (1961).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. & Heald, J. (1994). Legumes of Indo-China a check-list: 1-164. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Polhill, R.M. (1990). Flore des Mascareignes 80: 1-235. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 10: 1-642. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Backer, C. A. (1963). Flora of Java. Groningen, The Netherlands
  • Grierson, A. J. C. & Long, D. G. (1987). Flora of Bhutan, Vol. 1. (Part 3). Edinburgh: RBG
  • Liogier, A. H. (1985). La Flore de la Espanola. III
  • Polhill, R, M. (1990). Legumineuses. In: Flore des Mascareignes, Vol 80. J. Bosser et a
  • Thuan, N. et al. (1987). In: Flore du Cambodge, du Laos et du Vietnam, Vol. 23. P.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 9, 2001 Horsfield, T. [82] Indonesia K000496749 Yes
Jul 9, 2001 Horsfield, T. [82] Indonesia K000496748 Yes
Jan 1, 1971 Smith, A.C. [1512] Fiji K000496756 Yes
Geesink, R.; Hiepko, P.; Phengkhlai C. [7744] Thailand K000496754 Yes
K:SPC-73674.000 No
Beusekom, C.F., van; Geesink, R.; Wongwan, B.; Phengklai C. [3877] Thailand K000496753 Yes
Lau, S.K. [568] China K000628263 Yes
Jan 25, 1918 Pierre, L. [813] Vietnam Lourea vespertilionis K000496755 Yes
Marcan, A. [2452] Thailand Lourea vespertilionis K000628265 Yes
Smitinand, T.; Sleumer, H. [1360] Thailand Lourea vespertilionis K000496752 Yes
Put [2441] Thailand Lourea vespertilionis K000628266 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [17048] India Lourea vespertilionis K000496750 Yes
Marcan, A. [2218] Thailand Lourea vespertilionis K000628268 Yes
Squires, R.W. [309] Vietnam Lourea vespertilionis K000628264 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5671] Lourea vespertilionis K001121669 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5671] Lourea vespertilionis K001121665 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5671] Lourea vespertilionis K001121670 Unknown Type Material Yes
Burkill, H.M. [1232] Thailand Lourea vespertilionis K000628267 Yes
R.F.D. [7466] Thailand Lourea vespertilionis K000496751 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5671] Lourea vespertilionis K001121666 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5671] Lourea vespertilionis K001121664 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
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  • 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
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • 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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