Ardisia elliptica Thunb.

First published in Nov. Gen. Pl. 8: 119 (1798)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nansei-shoto to Tropical Asia. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Maldives, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

Introduced into:

Bermuda, Cook Is., El Salvador, Florida, Guyana, Hawaii, Jamaica, Mauritius, Northern Territory, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Samoa, Seychelles, Society Is., Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Berendsohn, W.G., Gruber, A.K. & Monterrosa Salomón, J. (2012). Nova Silva Cusatlantica. Árboles natinos e introducidos de El Salvador. Parte 2: Angiospermae - Familias M a P y Pteridophyta. Englera 29-2: 1-300.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Bosser, J. & al. (eds.) (1981). Flore des Mascareignes 111-120: 1. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jackes, B.R. (2009). Taxonomic revision of Australian Myrsinaceae: Ardisia Sw. and Terardisia Mez. Austrobaileya 8: 1-23.
  • Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Sykes, W.R. (2016). Flora of the Cook Islands: 1-973. National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawaii.
  • Wagner, W.L., Herbst, D.R. & Sohmer, S.H. (1999). Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawai'i, rev. ed., 1: 1-988. University of Hawai'i Press, Bishop Museum Press.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (1996). Flora of China 15: 1-387. 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?
Aug 3, 2018 Joel [SAN 148211] Malaysia K000606874 No
Aug 3, 2018 Joel [SAN 148209] Malaysia K000606875 No
Aug 30, 2016 Whitmore [FRI 3710] Malaysia K000606724 No
Aug 30, 2016 Putz [FRI 023676] Malaysia K000606723 No
Jul 30, 2015 Mohd Hairul [FRI 54116] Malaysia K000606464 No
Feb 4, 2014 Ag. Amin [SAN 122831] Malaysia K000606275 No
Jun 23, 2011 Middleton et al. [708] Brunei K000606122 No
Sep 7, 2010 Said [BRUN 15783] Brunei K000605945 No
Aug 20, 2010 Abu Talib; Hj. Othman [S 57930] Malaysia K000605967 No
Sep 15, 2009 Williams [1436] Thailand K000605025 No
Apr 3, 2009 Ag. Amin [SAN 126760] Malaysia K000605173 No
Apr 3, 2009 Ag. Amin Sigun [SAN 126316] Malaysia K000605171 No
Apr 3, 2009 Ag. Amin Sigun [SAN 103349] Malaysia K000605174 No
Apr 3, 2009 Ag. Amin Sigun [SAN 126594] Malaysia K000605175 No
Apr 3, 2009 Sugau et al. [SIP-G 12] Malaysia K000605179 No
Feb 11, 2009 Diwol Sundaling et al. [SAN 140879] Malaysia K000605083 No
Feb 6, 2009 John Sugau et al. [SAN 145705] Malaysia K000605065 No
Dec 24, 2008 Geesink et al. [5226] Thailand K000518000 No
Dec 16, 2008 Whitmore [FRI 12957] Malaysia K000517980 No
Balslev, H.; Poopath, M.; Karaket, P.; Thaotawin, P.; Kladwong, P.; Rujichaipimon, W.; Brem Nøhr, N. [10238] Thailand K001767398 No
Nura, A.K. [MS 72] Singapore K001769610 No
Cuming [1568] Philippines Ardisia squamulosa K000756933 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • 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