Fabaceae
Rothia

Rothia indica (L.) Druce

First published in Rep. Bot. Exch. Club Soc. Brit. Isles 3: 423 (1913 publ. 1914)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & S. India, Sri Lanka, China (Guangdong) to Peninsula Malaysia, Australia. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

China Southeast, Hainan, India, Laos, Malaya, Northern Territory, Queensland, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boatwright, J.S., Tilney, P.M. & van Wyk, B.-E. (2008). A taxonomic revision of the genus Rothia (Crotalarieae, Fabaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 21: 422-430.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lepschi, B. & Monro, A. (Project Coordinators) (2014). Australian Plant Census (APC) Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria. http://www.anbg.gov.au/chah/apc/index.html.
  • Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. & Heald, J. (1994). Legumes of Indo-China a check-list: 1-164. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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:

  • Boatwright, J.S., Tilney, P.M. & van Wyk, B.-E. (2008). A taxonomic revision of the genus Rothia (Crotalarieae, Fabaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 21: 422-430.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. & Heald, J. (1994). Legumes of Indo-China a check-list: 1-164. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 10: 1-642. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Ambasta, S. P. (1986). The useful plants of India
  • Jain, S. K. (1991). Dictionary of Indian Folk Medicine and Ethnobotany
  • Nguyen van Thuan, Dy Phon &CNi (1987). Flore du Cambodge, du Laos et du Vietnam. Vol. 23.
  • Singh, A. N. (1993). In: Verma, D. M. & al. (Eds.) Flora of Madhya Pradesh, Vol. 1.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5940] Hosackia indica K001122587 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5940] Hosackia indica K001122586 Unknown Type Material 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