Menispermaceae
Pachygone

Pachygone ovata (Poir.) Miers ex Hook.f. & Thomson

First published in Fl. Ind. 1: 203 (1855)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. India to N. & NE. Australia. It is a liana and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, Christmas I., India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • George, A.S., Orchard, A.E. & Hewson, H.J. (eds.) (1993). Oceanic islands 2. Flora of Australia 50: 1-606. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2007). Flora of Australia 2: 1-486. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • George, A.S., Orchard, A.E. & Hewson, H.J. (eds.) (1993). Oceanic islands 2. Flora of Australia 50: 1-606. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.
  • Van Steenis, C.G.G.J. & De Wilde, W.J.J.O. (eds.) (1984-1989). Flora Malesiana 10: 1-748. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 1957 Ridley, H.N. [140] Christmas Island K000644653 Holotype Yes
Aug 1, 1957 Mueller, F. [s.n.] Australia K000644651 Holotype Yes
Aug 1, 1957 Malaya K000644654 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 1, 1957 Mueller, F. [s.n.] Australia K000644650 Isotype Yes
Aug 1, 1957 Malaya K000644656 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 1, 1957 Malaya K000644655 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [4959] India K000644660 Unknown Type Material Yes
[Coll., S.J.] [s.n.] India K000644659 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4959] Burma Cocculus wightianus K001104331 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4959] Cocculus wightianus K001104329 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4959] Burma Cocculus wightianus K001104330 Unknown Type Material 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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