Asteraceae
Pluchea

Pluchea indica (L.) Less.

First published in Linnaea 6: 150 (1831)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Asia to N. Australia. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Cambodia, China Southeast, Christmas I., Hainan, Jawa, Kazan-retto, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, South China Sea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Yemen

Introduced into:

Caroline Is., Gilbert Is., Hawaii, Line Is., Marianas, Marshall Is., Nansei-shoto, Phoenix Is., Samoa

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1979). A geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 15: 41-295.
  • Kiew, R. & al. (eds.) (2021). Malayan Forest Records 49: 1-403.
  • Koyama, H., Bunwong, S., Pornpongrungrueng, P. & Hind, D.J.N. (2016). Flora of Thailand 13(2): 143-428. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
  • Turner, I.M. (1995). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(1): 1-346.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 1887 s.coll. [s.n.] Vietnam K002491142 Yes
Horsfield, T. [1003] Indonesia K000974680 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [729] Vietnam K002490994 Yes
s.coll. [81] Malaysia K002491179 Yes
Chew, M.Y.; Mohd; Hairul, M.A.; Angan, A. [FRI 73188] Malaysia K001614389 Yes
Riedel; Meyer [s.n.] Indonesia K001623011 No
Wallich, N. [3009] Malaysia K000974682 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 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

    • Copyright applied to individual images