Fabaceae
Hylodesmum

Hylodesmum laterale (Schindl.) H.Ohashi & R.R.Mill

First published in Edinburgh J. Bot. 57: 177 (2000)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Sri Lanka, S. China to S. Japan and Vietnam. It is a scrambling perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Japan, Nansei-shoto, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2001). Flora of Japan IIb: 1-550. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Song, Z.Q., Xu, D.X., Li, S.J. & Zhang, D.X. (2013). Revision of the Hylodesmum laxum comlex (Leguminosae). Journal of Tropical and Subtropical Botany 21: 11-20.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 10: 1-642. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Song, Z.Q., Xu, D.X., Li, S.J. & Zhang, D.X. (2013). Revision of the Hylodesmum laxum comlex (Leguminosae). Journal of Tropical and Subtropical Botany 21: 11-20.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 10: 1-642. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 2019 Wright, C. [62] Japan K000555890 Type Yes
Mar 8, 1926 Price, W.R. [1184] China Desmodium laterale K000555898 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0