Fraxinus griffithii

Fraxinus griffithii

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Fraxinus griffithii is listed as Least Concern.

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Oleaceae
Tribus: Oleeae
Subtribus: Fraxininae
Genus: Fraxinus
Sectio: F. sect. Ornus
Species: Fraxinus griffithii

Name

Fraxinus griffithii C.B.Clarke, Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 3(9): 605 (1882)

• Typus: W. Griffith 3677 (Holotypus: K [​K000901717^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]).
• Type locality: India. [?Arunachal Pradesh:] Mishmee, “summit of a high mountain”.

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Fraxinus floribunda var. integerrima Wenz., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 4: 173 (1883).
  • Fraxinus bracteata Hemsl., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 26: 84 (1889); not accepted by Wei & Green (1996) [cited as F. griffithii].
  • Fraxinus eedenii Boerl. & Koord., Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 56: 185 (1896).
  • Fraxinus philippinensis Merr., Publ. Bur. Sci. Gov. Lab. 35: 57 (1906).
  • Fraxinus formosana Hayata, J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 30(1): 189 (1911); not accepted by Wei & Green (1996) [cited as F. griffithii].
  • Fraxinus minutepunctata Hayata, J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 30(1): 190 (1911).
  • Ligustrum vaniotii H.Lév., Cat. Pl. Yun-Nan: 181 (1916); not accepted by Wei & Green (1996) [cited as F. griffithii].
  • Fraxinus sasakii Masam., Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Formosa 24: 210 (1934).
  • Fraxinus retusa var. koshunensis K.Mori, Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Formosa 30: 296 (1940).
  • Fraxinus guilinensis S.K.Lee & F.N.Wei, Guihaia 2: 130 (1982); not accepted by Wei & Green (1996) [cited as F. griffithii].
  • Fraxinus griffithii var. koshunensis (K.Mori) T.Yamaz., Fl. Japan 3a: 125 (1993).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China China South-Central (Hubei), Hainan, China Southeast (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan). Regional: Eastern Asia Nansei-shoto, Taiwan. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Bangladesh. Regional: Indo-China Myanmar, Vietnam. Regional: Malesia Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Philippines. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Notes

• If the type locality of F. griffithii refers to land of Mishmi people, it belongs Arunachal Pradesh sensu Brummitt (2001) (East Himalaya, Indian Subcontinent, Asia-Tropical).

References

Primary references

• Hooker, J.D., assisted by various botanists, 1880–1882. The Flora of British India Vol. 3. Caprifoliaceae to Apocynaceae. 712 pp. London: L. Reeve. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Wei, Z. & Green, P.S. 1996. Fraxinus griffithii. Pp. 274 in Wu, Zh.Y. & Raven, P.H. (eds.), Flora of China. Volume 15: Myrsinaceae through Loganiaceae. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, ISBN 0-915279-37-1. efloras Reference page. 
• Wallander, E. 2008. Systematics of Fraxinus (Oleaceae) and evolution of dioecy. Plant Systematics and Evolution 273(1–2): 25–49. DOI: 10.1007/s00606-008-0005-3 . JSTOR . ResearchGate . Reference page. 

Links

• Oldfield, S. 2018. Fraxinus griffithii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018. IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T96443960A96443962.en.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Fraxinus griffithii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 August 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Fraxinus griffithii. Published online. Accessed: August 11 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Fraxinus griffithii. Accessed: 11 August 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Fraxinus griffithii. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 August 11. Reference page. 
• Yonekura, K. & Kajita, T. (2003 onwards) YList – index for Japanese-scientific plant names (「植物和名ー学名インデックス」). Published on Internet. Accessed: 2023 August 14

Vernacular names

日本語: シマトネリコ
中文: 光蜡树

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