Pycnarrhena

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ranunculales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Ordo: Ranunculales

Familia: Menispermaceae
Subfamilia: Menispermoideae
Tribus: Tiliacoreae
Genus: Pycnarrhena

Name

Pycnarrhena Miers ex Hook.f. & Thomson, Fl. Ind. Syst. Account 1: 206 (1855) nom. cons.

Type species: Pycnarrhena pleniflora Miers ex Hook.f. & Thomson, Fl. Ind. Syst. Account 1: 206 (1855)

Synonymy

Homotypic
- Pycnarrhena Miers, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 2, 7(37): 44. 1851, nom. nud.

Heterotypic
- Antitaxis Miers, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 2, 7(37): 44. 1851, nom. nud. – Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, 20(115): 12(–14). 1867.
  - Type species: Antitaxis fasciculata Miers, Contr. Bot. 3: 356. 1871.
- Gabila Baill., Adansonia 10: 155(–156). 1871.
  - Type species: Gabila longifolia (Decne. ex Miq.) Baill., Adansonia 10: 156. 1871.
- Telotia Pierre, Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1(95): 754. 1888.
  - Type species: Telotia nodiflora Pierre, Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1(95): 754. 1888.
- Pridania Gagnep., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 85(2): 170. 1938.
- Batania Hatus., Mem. Fac. Agric. Kagoshima Univ. 5(3): 29. 1966.
  - Type species: Batania insignis Hatus., Mem. Fac. Agric. Kagoshima Univ. 5(3): 29, 70. 1966.

Overview of species

Accepted species

Species: P. calocarpa – P. cauliflora – P. fasciculata – P. heptandra – P. insignis – P. longifolia – P. lucida – P. manillensis – P. montana – P. nodiflora – P. novoguineensis – P. ozantha – P. planiflora – P. poilanei – P. tumefacta –

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Pycnarrhena in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 07 Apr 2026.

Names in synonymy

Antitaxis calocarpa – A. cauliflora – A. fasciculata – A. longifolia – A. lucida – A. nodiflora – A. ramiflora – Batania insignis – Gabila longifolia – Pridania petelotii – P. poilanei – Pycnarrhena australiana – P. balabacensis – P. batanensis – P. borneensis – P. calocarpa – P. castanopsidifolia – P. cauliflora – P. celebica – P. elliptica – P. fasciculata – P. grandis – P. macrocarpa – P. mecistophylla – P. membranifolia – P. merrillii – P. papuana – P. sayeri – Telotia nodiflora

References

Primary references

Hooker, J.D. & Thomson, T. 1855. Flora Indica: Being a Systematic Account of the Plants of British India. 1: 206. BHL

Additional references

Forman, L.L. 1972. The Menispermaceae of Malesia and adjacent areas: VI. Pycnarrhena, Macrococculus & Haematocarpus. Kew Bulletin 26: 405–422. JSTOR Reference page.
Forman, L.L. 1975. The tribe Triclisieae Diels in Asia, the Pacific and Australia. The Menispermaceae of Malesia and adjacent areas: VIII. Kew Bulletin 30: 77–100. DOI: 10.2307/4102876 JSTOR Reference page.
Forman, L.L. 1979. The identity of Batania Hatusima (Menispermaceae). The Menispermaceae of Malesia and adjacent areas: X. Kew Bulletin 33: 567–569. JSTOR Reference page.
Forman, L.L. 1986. Menispermaceae. Pp. 157–253 in Van Steenis, C.G.G.J. & De Wilde, W.J.J.O. (eds.), Flora Malesiana, Ser. I, Vol. 10(2). Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht. BHL. Reference page.
Forman, L.L. 1988. A synopsis of Thai Menispermaceae. Kew Bulletin 43: 369–407. JSTOR Reference page.
Forman, L.L. 1991. Menispermaceae. Pp. 300–365 in Smitinand, T. & Larsen, K. (eds.), Flora of Thailand, Vol. 5(3). The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department, Bangkok. Reference page.
Forman, L.L. (†). 2007. Menispermaceae. Pp. 362–386 in Flora of Australia, Vol. 2, Winteraceae to Platanaceae. Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS), Canberra; CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne. ISBN 978-0-643-05967-2 (hard cover)/ISBN 978-0-643-05968-9 (soft cover). Online. Reference page.
Grierson, A.J.C. Family 47. Menispermaceae. Pp. 331–340 in Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. 1984. Flora of Bhutan: including a record of plants from Sikkim, Vol. 1, Part 2. Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, ISBN 0-9504270-2-0. Reference page.
Luo Xianrui, Chen Tao & Gilbert, M.G. 2008. Menispermaceae. Pp. 1–31 in Wu Zhengyi, Raven, P.H. & Hong Deyuan (eds.), Flora of China, Vol. 7, Menispermaceae through Capparaceae. Science Press, Beijing; Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis. ISBN 978-1-930723-81-8. PDF Online Reference page.
Pramanik, A. & Gangopadhyay, M. 1993. Menispermaceae. Pp. 308–350 in Sharma, B.D., Balakrishnan, N.P., Rao, R.R. & Hajra, P.K. (eds.), Flora of India, Vol. 1, Ranunculaceae–Barclayaceae. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2017. Pycnarrhena. Published online. Accessed: 02 February 2017. Reference page.
Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Antitaxis in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2017 February 02. Reference page.
Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Batania in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2017 February 02. Reference page.
Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Gabila in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2017 February 02. Reference page.
Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Pridania in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2017 February 02. Reference page.
Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Pycnarrhena in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2017 February 02. Reference page.
Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Telotia in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2017 February 02. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Pycnarrhena in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2017-02-02. Reference page.

Tropicos.org 2017. Pycnarrhena. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 February 2017. Reference page.