Rhamnaceae
Alphitonia

Alphitonia excelsa (Fenzl) Reissek ex T.Mitch.

First published in J. Exped. Trop. Australia: 201 (1848)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. New Guinea to N. & E. Australia. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New Guinea, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bean, A.R. (2010). A revision of Alphitonia (Rhamnaceae) for Australia. Muelleria 28: 3-17.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Alphitonia zizyphoides.]
  • Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2007). Flora of China 12: 1-534. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis). [Cited as Alphitonia incana.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bean, A.R. (2010). A revision of Alphitonia (Rhamnaceae) for Australia. Muelleria 28: 3-17.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 2008 Malcom, D.; Hazlinah, S.; Shalih, R.; Nur Azraidah, I.; Jen, L.J. [S 99091] Malaysia K001905436 No
Jan 1, 2001 Richards, H.L. [11] Australia K000729494 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sidiyasa, K.; Ambriansyah [2503] Indonesia K001871644 No
Takeuchi, W.; Ama, D. [24216] Papua New Guinea K001490942 Yes
Mohizah; Jegong; et al [S. 66871] Malaysia K001905425 No
Simaga, J.M. [800] Papua New Guinea K001871648 No
Takeuchi, W.; Ama, D.; Towati, A. [15374] Papua New Guinea K001490941 Yes
Alviana, D.; Pius, G.; Mohd. Adzwan, S.; Braham, B.; Malda, S.; Nur Fatini, R. [SAN 158971] Malaysia K001577962 Yes
Kessler; Arbainsyah; Adriansyah; Goverse, E.; Arifin; Inhutani staff; et al [Berau305] Indonesia K001871570 No
Kessler, P.; Ambriansyah; Adriansyah [PK 1982] Indonesia K001871574 No
Goverse, E.; Adriansyah [Berau438] Indonesia K001871575 No
Ambriansyah; et al. [AA.3099] Indonesia K001871647 No
Jan 2, 1924 Singleton, G. [12] Australia Alphitonia excelsa var. acutifolia K000729495 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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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