Malvaceae
Abelmoschus

Abelmoschus rhodopetalus F.Muell.

First published in Fragm. 2: 113 (1861)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Asia to NE. Australia. It is a tuberous subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Abelmoschus moschatus subsp. tuberosus.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Dy Phon, P. (2000). Dictionnaire des plantes utilisées au Cambodge: 1-915. Chez l'auteur, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
  • Pullaiah, T. & Karuppusamy, S. (2020). Flora of the Eastern Ghats 7: 1-474.
  • Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2007). Flora of China 12: 1-534. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mueller, F. [s.n.] Australia K000659939 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hill; Mueller, F. [s.n.] Australia K000659938 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [11028] Philippines Abelmoschus moschatus subsp. tuberosus K000659935 Type Yes
Copeland, E.B. [364] Philippines Abelmoschus moschatus subsp. tuberosus K000659933 Type Yes
Balansa, B. [1331] Vietnam Abelmoschus moschatus subsp. tuberosus K000659948 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cuming, H. [1374] Philippines Abelmoschus moschatus subsp. tuberosus K000659934 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wight, R. [s.n.] Indian Subcontinent Abelmoschus moschatus subsp. tuberosus K000659863 Type Yes
Wight, R. [s.n.] Indian Subcontinent Abelmoschus moschatus subsp. tuberosus K000659864 Type Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [1004] Thailand Abelmoschus moschatus subsp. tuberosus K000659946 Type Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [1004] Thailand Abelmoschus moschatus subsp. tuberosus K000659947 Type 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