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087.0000 Family Hernandiaceae Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 11: 550 (1826), nom. cons.
5 genera, 70 spp.
Species listed in database: 70
= Gyrocarpaceae Dumort.; Anal. Fam. Pl. 13, 14 (1829)
= Illigeraceae Blume; Nov. Pl. Expos. 12 (1833)
087.2003 Genus Illigera Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 1153 (1825)
Distribution 2 spp. tropical Afr./Madagascar. (1), ca. 18 from S-China and Indochina through Malesia to New Guinea
Species listed in database: 28
= Corysadenia Griff.; Proc. Linn. Soc. London 1: 281 (1846)
= Gronovia Blanco; Fl. Filip. [Blanco] 186 (1837)
= Henschelia C.Presl; Reliq. Haenk. 2: 81, t. 63 (1831)
species :
Illigera appendiculata Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 1153 (1826)
subspecies :
subsp. appendiculata
Distribution: Andaman Isl. (North Andamans, Middle Andamans, South Andamans, Little Andaman Isl.); Sumatra; Java
41 AND 42 JAW SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Illigera coryzadenia Meisn.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 15(1): 251 (1864)
subspecies :
subsp. stenoptera Kubitzki; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 89: 164 (1969)
Distribution: Java (Kangean Isl.); Lesser Sunda Isl. (Lombok, Sumbawa, Flores, Timor); Christmas Isl. [Austr.]
42 JAW LSI XMS
Synonyms: hidden
= Illigera dubia Span.; Linnaea 15: 187 (1841)
species :
Illigera aromatica S.Z.Huang & S.L.Mo; Guihaia 5(1): 17 (1985)
Distribution: China (Guangxi)
36 CHI
Remarks: status doubtful, not listed in Fl. of China
species :
Illigera brevistaminata Y.R.Li; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 17(2): 77, t. 1, f. 2-4 (1979)
Distribution: China (S-Guizhou, S-Hunan)
36 CHI
species :
Illigera cava Breteler & Wieringa; Blumea 53(2): 455 (2008)
Distribution: Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]
23 CON GAB
species :
Illigera celebica Miq.; Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 2: 215 (1866)
Distribution: China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan?, Yunnan); N-Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia; Sumatra; Borneo; Sulawesi; Palawan; Palawan; Philippines (Luzon, Cebu); New Guinea (NW-Irian Jaya)
36 CHI 41 CBD LAO THA VIE 42 BOR MLY NWG PHI PLW SUL SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Illigera ovatifolia Quisumb. & Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci. 37: 149 (1928)
= Illigera platyandra Dunn; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 38(266): 296-297 (1908)
= Illigera yaoshanensis K.S.Hao; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 42 (1071-1080): 84 (1937)
species :
Illigera cordata Dunn; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 38(266): 296 (1908)
Distribution: China (Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan)
36 CHI
variant :
var. mollissima (W.W.Sm.) Kubitzki; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 89(2): 176 (1969)
Distribution: China (NW-Yunnan)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Illigera mollissima W.W.Sm.; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 10(46): 42 (1917)
species :
Illigera elegans Duyfjes; Blumea 38(2): 408 (1994)
Distribution: S-Java; Christmas Isl. [Austr.]
42 JAW XMS
species :
Illigera gammiei M.P.Nayar & G.S.Giri; Bull. Bot. Surv. India 25(1-4): 249 (1983 publ. 1985)
Distribution: NE-India (Assam)
40 IND
species :
Illigera glabra Y.R.Li; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 17(2): 76-77, t. 2, f. 1-3 (1979)
Distribution: China (W-Yunnan)
36 CHI
species :
Illigera grandiflora W.W.Sm. & Jeffrey; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 8(38): 189-190 (1914)
Distribution: China (S-Guizhou, Yunnan); India (Nagaland); N-Myanmar
36 CHI 40 IND 41 MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Illigera grandiflora var. pubescens Y.R.Li; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 17(2): 75-76 (1979)
= Illigera villosa f. subglabra Kubitzki; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 89(2): 171 (1969)
= Illigera grandiflora var. microcarpa C.Y.Wu; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 17(2): 75 (1979)
species :
Illigera henryi W.W.Sm.; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 10(46): 42 (1917)
Distribution: China (Guangxi, SE-Yunnan)
36 CHI
species :
Illigera khasiana C.B.Clarke; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 2(5): 461 (1878)
Distribution: China (Yunnan); India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya); Bangladesh; Myanmar (Chin, Kachin, Sagaing); peninsular Malaysia
36 CHI 40 BAN IND 41 MYA 42 MLY
species :
Illigera luzonensis (C.Presl) Merr.; Publ. Bur. Sci. Gov. Lab. 17: 18 (1904)
Distribution: Ryukyu Isl.; S-Taiwan; Sulawesi; Palawan; Philippines (Babuyan, Luzon, Mindoro, Samar)
38 NNS TAI 42 PHI PLW SUL
Synonyms: hidden
= Gronovia ternata Blanco; Fl. Filip. [Blanco] 186 (1837)
= Henschelia luzonensis C.Presl; Reliq. Haenk. 2(2): 81, f. 63 (1835)
= Illigera appendiculata S.Vidal; Sin. Gen. Pl. Leños Filip. Atlas: t. 48, f. F (1883)
= Illigera cardiophylla Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 9: 292 (1914)
= Illigera meyeniana Kunth ex Walp.; Nova Acta Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. German. Nat. Cur. 19, Suppl. 1: 410 (1843)
= Illigera pubescens Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 9(5): 446-447 (1915)
= Illigera reticulata Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 9: 291 (1911 publ. 1914)
= Illigera ternata (Blanco) Dunn; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 38(266): 294 (1908)
species :
Illigera madagascariensis H.Perrier; Arch. Bot. Bull. Mens. 1: 70 (1927)
Distribution: Tanzania; Madagascar
25 TAN 29 MDG
species :
Illigera megaptera Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 9: 290 (1914)
Distribution: Borneo; Philippines (Mindanao, Luzon, Mindoro, Panay, Samar)
42 BOR PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Illigera diptera Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 7: 2687 (1915)
= Illigera elliptifolia Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 9: 292 (1914)
species :
Illigera nervosa Merr.; Brittonia 4(1): 63-64 (1941)
Distribution: China (SW-Yunnan); N-Myanmar (Kachin)
36 CHI 41 MYA
species :
Illigera novoguineensis Kubitzki; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 89: 161 (1969)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Illigera orbiculata C.Y.Wu; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 17(2): 75, f. 1 (1979)
Distribution: China (S-Yunnan)
36 CHI
species :
Illigera parviflora Dunn; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 38(266): 296 (1908)
Distribution: China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan); Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (Perak, Pahang)
36 CHI 41 CBD VIE 42 MLY
Remarks: to be expected in Thailand
species :
Illigera pentaphylla Welw.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 27: 26 (1869)
Distribution: Guinea; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; Cabinda; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Uganda; Kenya; Angola
22 GHA GUI IVO NGA TOG 23 BIO CAB CAF CMN CON EQG GAB ZAI 25 KEN UGA 26 ANG
species :
Illigera pierrei Gagnep.; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 3: 365 (1918)
Distribution: Thailand; Vietnam
41 THA VIE
species :
Illigera pseudoparviflora Y.R.Li; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 17(2): 77, f. 2, f. 4-6 (1979)
Distribution: China (S-Guizhou)
36 CHI
species :
Illigera pulchra Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 1154 (1826)
Distribution: peninsular Thailand; SW-Thailand; peninsular Malaysia (Perlis, Langkawi Isl., Perak); Sumatra (incl. Bangka Isl.); ?Sulawesi; W-Java
41 THA 42 JAW MLY SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Illigera lucida Teijsm. & Binn.; Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 27: 29 (1864)
species :
Illigera rhodantha Hance; J. Bot. 21(11): 321 (1883)
Distribution: China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan); Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam
36 CHI 41 CBD LAO THA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Illigera petelotii Merr.; J. Arnold Arbor. 23(2): 165 (1943)
= Illigera rhodantha var. angustifoliolata Y.R.Li; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 17(2): 76, t. 2, f. 7 (1979)
= Illigera rhodantha var. orbiculata Y.R.Li; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 17(2): 76 (1979)
variant :
var. dunniana (H.Lév.) Kubitzki; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 89(2): 168 (1969)
Distribution: China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan); Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam
36 CHI 41 CBD LAO THA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Illigera dunniana H.Lév.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 9(214-216): 326 (1911), et ex Rehder, J. Arnold Arbor. 18: 256 (1937), descr. ampl.
= Illigera fordii Gagnep.; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 3: 363-364 (1918)
= Illigera glandulosa Gagnep.; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 3: 364-365 (1918)
species :
Illigera thorelii Gagnep.; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 3: 366 (1918)
Distribution: Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam
41 CBD LAO THA VIE
species :
Illigera trifoliata (Griff.) Dunn; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 38(266): 294 (1908)
subspecies :
subsp. trifoliata
Distribution: China (Yunnan); Bangladesh; Andaman / Nicobar Isl.; Myanmar (widespread); Thailand; peninsular Malaysia (Kedah, Kelantan, Perak, Pahang, Selangor); +Singapore; Sumatra; Borneo
36 CHI 40 BAN 41 MYA THA 42 BOR MLY SNG SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Coryzadenia trifoliata Griff.; Not. Pl. Asiat. 4: 356 (1854)
= Illigera appendiculata var. kurzii (C.B.Clarke) King; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 66: 343 (1897)
= Illigera coryzadenia Meisn.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 15(1): 251 (1864)
= Illigera dasyphylla Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(1): 1094 (1858)
= Illigera kurzii C.B.Clarke; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 2(5): 460-461 (1878)
subspecies :
subsp. cucullata (Merr.) Kubitzki; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 89(2): 169 (1969)
Distribution: China (Guangdong?, SE-Yunnan); Thailand; Laos; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia
36 CHI 41 LAO THA VIE 42 MLY
Synonyms: hidden
= Illigera cucullata Merr.; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 13(6): 132 (1926)
species :
Illigera vespertilio (Benth.) Baker f.; J. Bot. 63: 175 (1925)
Distribution: Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; Ghana; Cameroon; Gabon
22 GHA GUI LBR SIE 23 CMN GAB
Synonyms: hidden
= Dioscorea vespertilio Benth.; Niger Fl. [W.J.Hooker] 538 (1849) (Dioscoreaceae)
species :
Illigera villosa C.B.Clarke; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 25: 22, t. 9 (1889)
Distribution: NE-India (Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland); Myanmar
40 IND 41 MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Illigera villosa C.B.Clarke ex C.E.C.Fisch.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1938: 212, descr. ampl. (1938)
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