Asteraceae
Sonchus

Sonchus wightianus DC.

First published in Prodr. 7: 187 (1838)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Afghanistan to China and W. Malesia. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Assam, Bangladesh, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Inner Mongolia, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Xinjiang

Introduced into:

Costa Rica

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera, C. & Zamora, N. (eds.) (2020). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 4(1): 1-904. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Koyama, H., Bunwong, S., Pornpongrungrueng, P. & Hind, D.J.N. (2016). Flora of Thailand 13(2): 143-428. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
  • Sarder, N.U. & Hassan, M.A. (eds.) (2018). Vascular flora of Chittagong and the Chittagong Hill Tracts 3: 1-978. Bangladesh National Herbarium, Dhaka.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
  • Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera, C. & Zamora, N. (eds.) (2020). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 4(1): 1-904. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Sarder, N.U. & Hassan, M.A. (eds.) (2018). Vascular flora of Chittagong and the Chittagong Hill Tracts 3: 1-978. Bangladesh National Herbarium, Dhaka.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1968 Cavalerie, J. [3704] China K000808045 Type Yes
Thomson, T. [s.n.] K002102981 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] K002102978 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [4995] K002102905 Yes
Forrest, G. [13745] K002102907 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [339] K002102906 Yes
Floto, F. [7655] Thailand K002102895 Yes
Balansa, B. [3085] K002102896 Yes
Chung, H.H. [1331] China K002102913 Yes
Tsiang, Y. [2740] China K002102910 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] China K002102912 Yes
Forrest, G. [27039] K002102914 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [228] K002102901 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [812] China K002102904 Yes
Santos, N. [422] K002102979 Yes
Wilford [178] K002102908 Yes
s.coll. [16439] K002102897 Yes
Hance, A. [1447] K002102915 Yes
Henry, A. [1595] K002102911 Yes
Hu, S.Y. [7594] K002102903 Yes
Henry [468] K002102902 Yes
Licent, A.E. [5603] K002102900 Yes
Thomson, T. [s.n.] K002102980 Yes
Henry, A. [10829] K002102909 Yes
Rechinger, K.H. [36853] Sonchus wightianus subsp. wallichianus K002102427 No
Furse, P. [7732] Sonchus wightianus subsp. wallichianus K002102424 No
s.coll. [35] Sonchus wightianus subsp. wallichianus K002102430 No
Rechinger, K.H. [35759] Sonchus wightianus subsp. wallichianus K002102425 No
Aitchison, J.E.T. [[35-303]] Sonchus wightianus subsp. wallichianus K002102431 No
Rechinger, K.H. [34372] Sonchus wightianus subsp. wallichianus K002102426 No
Griffith [872] Sonchus wightianus subsp. wallichianus K002102432 No
Rechinger, K.H. [32441] Sonchus wightianus subsp. wallichianus K002102428 No
Grey-Wilson, C.; Hewer, T.F. [1087] Sonchus wightianus subsp. wallichianus K002102429 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • 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

  • 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

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