Wendlandia pendula

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: Augusteae
Genus: Wendlandia
Species: Wendlandia pendula

Name

Wendlandia pendula (Wall.) DC., Prodr. 4: 412 (1830)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Rondeletia pendula Wall., Fl. Ind. [Carey & Wallich ed.] 2: 140 (–141) (1824)
    • ⧼Types⧽:
      • Lectotype: N. Wallich Cat. 6275 (in flower, December [1820]; K [​K000030920^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, determined by G.G. Maiti on 7 April 1986]; Isolectotype: BM [​BM000945072^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]).
      • Syntype: K [​K000030919^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}].
      • Possible Types: BR [​BR0000005628438^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], K [​K001123495^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}].
      • Note: Cowan (1932: 312) noted that Wallich's Cat. No. 6275 consists of 4 sheets distributed to Herb. Wall., Herb. Kew. (2 sheets) and Herb. Calcutt..
    • Type locality: [Nepal. Bagmati: Makwanpur District], between Hetaunra[​Hetauda] and Bheempedi[​Bhimphedi].

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China China South-Central (Yunnan). Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Assam (Manipur, Nagaland), East Himalaya (Bhutan), Nepal. Regional: Indo-China Myanmar. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• De Candolle, A.P. 1830. Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive enumeratio contracta ordinum, generum, specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarum, juxta methodi naturalis normas digesta. Pars 4: Sistens Calyciflorarum ordines X. 683 pp. Treuttel et Würtz, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Roxburgh, W. (†) 1824. Flora Indica; or Descriptions of Indian Plants. [Edited by Carey, W.] Vol. 2. 588 pp. Serampore. BHL Reference page. 
• Wallich, N. 1828–1849. A Numerical List of Dried Specimens of plants in the Museum of the Honl. East India Company, which have been supplied by Dr. Wallich, superintendent of the botanic garden at Calcutta. London. BHL Reference page. 
• Cowan, J.M. 1932. The Genus Wendlandia. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh 16(80): 233–316. Internet Archive. Reference page.  [see pages 302–303 & 312.]
• Chen Tao & Taylor, C.M. 2011. Wendlandia pendula. Pp. 354, 355, 362 in Wu, Zh.Y. , Raven, P.H. & Hong, D.-Y. (eds.), Flora of China. Volume 19: Cucurbitaceae through Valerianaceae, with Annonaceae and Berberidaceae. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, ISBN 978-1-935641-04-9. efloras PDFReference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Wendlandia pendula. Accessed: 2023 November 11.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Wendlandia pendula in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 November 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Wendlandia pendula. Published online. Accessed: 11 November 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Wendlandia pendula. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 November 2023.

Vernacular names

中文: 垂枝水锦树