Sphenodesme

Sphenodesme involucrata var. paniculata

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: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Symphorematoideae
Genus: Sphenodesme
Species: S. amethystina – S. eryciboides – S. ferruginea – S. floribunda – S. griffithiana – S. involucrata – S. mekongensis – S. mollis – S. pentandra – S. pierrei – S. racemosa – S. sarawakensis – S. stellata – S. thorelii – S. triflora

Name

• Sphenodesme Jack, Malayan Misc. 1(1): 19 (1820)
• Type species: Sphenodesme pentandra Jack, Malayan Misc. 1(1): 19 (1820)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Roscoea Roxb., Fl. Ind. ed. 1832, 3: 54 (1832), nom. illeg.
  • Viticastrum C.Presl, Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 3: 577 (1845)
  • Decadontia Griff., Not. Pl. Asiat. 4: 175 (1854)
  • Brachynema F.Muell., Fragm. 3: 90 (1862), nom. rej.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent Andaman Is., Assam, India, Sri Lanka Regional: China China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Southestern Asia Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Jack, W. 1820. Descriptions of Malayan plants. No. 1. Malayan Miscellanies 1(5): 1–49. Google Books Reference page. : 1(1): 19.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2014. Sphenodesme in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2014 June 21. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2014. Sphenodesme. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 June 2014.
• International Plant Names Index. 2014. Sphenodesme. Published online. Accessed: June 21 2014. Reference page.

Vernacular names

中文: 楔翅藤属

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