Woodfordia fruticosa

Woodfordia fruticosa

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Lythraceae
Genus: Woodfordia
Species: Woodfordia fruticosa

Name

Woodfordia fruticosa (L.) Kurz, 1871

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Grislea tomentosa Roxb. in Pl. Coromandel 1: 29 (1795), nom. superfl.
  • Lythrum fruticosum L. in Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 1045 (1759)
  • Woodfordia floribunda Salisb. in Parad. Lond. 1: t. 42 (1806), nom. superfl.
  • Woodfordia fruticosa f. genuina Kurz ex Koehne in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 1: 334 (1881), not validly publ.
  • Woodfordia tomentosa Bedd. in Fl. Sylv. S. India: cxvii (1872), nom. superfl.
• Heterotypic
  • Acistoma coccineum Zipp. ex Span. in Linnaea 15: 202 (1841)
  • Grislea punctata Buch.-Ham. ex Sm. in A.Rees, Cycl. 17: n.° 2 (1811)
  • Lythrum hunteri DC. in Prodr. 3: 83 (1828)
  • Lythrum punctatum Span. in Linnaea 15: 202 (1841)
  • Woodfordia fruticosa var. punctata Blume in Mus. Bot. 2: 127 (1856)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Asia-temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka Regional: Peninsular Arabia Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen Regional: China China South-Central, China Southeast Continental:Asia-tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Myanmar, Philippines, Sulawesi, Thailand Regional: Indo-China Vietnam, Laos Continental:Africa Regional: Eastern Africa Kenya References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Kurz, W.S., 1871. J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 40(2):56. 1871

Additional references

• Wu, Zh.Y. , Raven, P.H. & Hong, D.-Y. (eds.) 2007. Flora of China. Volume 13: Clusiaceae through Araliaceae. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, ISBN 978-1-930723-59-7. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Woodfordia fruticosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 August 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Woodfordia fruticosa. Published online. Accessed: August 23 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Woodfordia fruticosa. 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. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 August 23. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Woodfordia fruticosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 August 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Woodfordia fruticosa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 28-Oct-07.

Vernacular names

مصرى: ثعابه مخشوشبه
हिन्दी: गुल धावी
മലയാളം: താതിരി
ไทย: धायटी नेपाली: धाइरो
中文: 虾子花, 虾子花叶, 红皮水锦树

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