Lepisanthes burmanica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sapindales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Sapindales

Familia: Sapindaceae
Subfamilia: Sapindoideae
Tribus: Sapindeae
Genus: Lepisanthes
Species: Lepisanthes burmanica

Name

Lepisanthes burmanica Kurz, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 44(3): 183 (–184) (1876)

• Note: placed under L. tetraphylla (Vahl) Radlk. by Leenhouts (1969), but accepted by Choudhary et al. (2012).
• Typus: D. Brandis 737 (in flower and young fruit, February 1862; Lectotypus: K [​fide Leenhouts 1969: 64; K000701994^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; Isolectotypus: M-0224740 / 700837 / 351427^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}).
• Type locality: Birma [= Myanmar]. Hills between Sitang and Beeling.

Misapplied names

• Lepisanthes montana auct. non Blume [= L. tetraphylla var. tetraphylla]: Hiern, Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 1(3): 679(1875)
  • Note: type citation by Kurz (1876).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent East Himalaya (Arunachal Pradesh) [fide Choudhary et al. 2012]. Regional: Indo-China Myanmar. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Kurz, S. 1876. Contributions towards a knowledge of the Burmese Flora. Part II. (Continued from Vol. XLIII, p. 141.) Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Part 2. Physical Science 44(3): 128–190. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Hooker, J.D., assisted by various botanists, 1875. The Flora of British India. Vol. 1. Ranunculaceae to Sapindaceae. 740 pp., London: L. Reeve. BHL Reference page. 
• Leenhouts, P.W. 1969. Florae Malesianae Praecursores L. A revision of Lepisanthes (Sapindaceae). Blumea 17(1): 33–91. PDF. Reference page.  [see pages 63–64]
• Choudhary, R.K., Srivastava, R.C., Das, A.K. & Lee, J. 2012. Floristic diversity assessment and vegetation analysis of Upper Siang district of eastern Himalaya in North East India. Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy 42(3): 222–246. DOI: 10.11110/kjpt.2012.42.3.222 (appendix missing). PDF (with appendix). Reference page.  [see page 244]

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Lepisanthes burmanica. Accessed: 2023 December 17.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Lepisanthes tetraphylla. Accessed: 2023 December 17.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Lepisanthes burmanica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 December 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Lepisanthes burmanica. Published online. Accessed: 17 December 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Lepisanthes burmanica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 December 2023.