Commelinaceae

Tricarpelema J.K.Morton

First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 59: 436 (1966)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is W. Central Tropical Africa, SE. Tibet to Malesia.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Borneo, Cameroon, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Myanmar, Philippines, Sumatera, Tibet, Vietnam

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Faden, R.B. (2007). New species of Tricarpelema (Commelinaceae) from Africa and Asia, including the first record of the genus from Africa and a synopsis of the genus. Novon 17: 160-171.
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 2017 Kalat, A., et al. [BRUN No 15160] Brunei K000342146 Yes
Mar 1, 2017 Ahmad, J.H.A., et al. [BRUN 16559] Brunei K000342145 Yes
Feb 1, 2005 de Kok, R.P.J. [1040] Malaysia K000223181 Yes
Sep 1, 1997 de Wilde, J.J.F.E. [7697] K000308098 Unknown Type Material No
Apr 21, 1975 Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K000854144 Type Yes
Apr 21, 1975 Griffith, W. [5491] Indian Subcontinent K000854145 Lectotype Yes
Apr 21, 1975 Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K000854143 Type Yes
Forrest, G. [24864] Burma K002400826 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