Canthium molle

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Dialypetalanthoideae
Tribus: Vanguerieae
Genus: Canthium
Species: Canthium molle

Name

Canthium molle King & Gamble, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 73(3): 60 (1904)

• Typus: H.N. Ridley 2859 ([1890]; Holotypus: K [​K000763656^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]).
• Type locality: Singapore. In the Bot. Garden Jungle [​Singapore Botanic Gardens' Rain Forest].

Misapplied names

• Canthium scandens auct. non Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 16: 966 (Oct 1826 – Nov 1827): Ridl., J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 33: 96 (1900)
  • Note: vide Wong et al. (2019: 34).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Malesia Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• King, G. & Gamble, J.S. 1905[1904]. Materials for a Flora of the Malayan Peninsula. No. 15. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Part 2. Natural History 73(3): 47–135. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Ridley, H.N. 1900. The Flora of Singapore. Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 33: 27–196. BHL Reference page. 
• Wong, K.M., Turner, I.M., Wang, R.J., Harwood, R., Seah, W.W., Ng, X.Y., Lim, R.C.J., Lua, H.K. & Mahyuni, R. 2019. Rubiaceae. Flora of Singapore 13: 1–358. DOI: 10.26492/fos13.2019-01 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Canthium molle in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 January 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Canthium molle. Published online. Accessed: 23 January 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Canthium molle. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 January 2022.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Canthium molle. Accessed: 2023 December 19.

Vernacular names

Bahasa Melayu: Akar Kuku Baning