Dioscoreaceae
Tacca

Tacca bibracteata Drenth

First published in Blumea 20: 395 (1972 publ. 1973)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Borneo (Sarawak). It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boyce, P.C. & Julia, S. (2006). A review of entire-leaved Tacca (Dioscoreaceae) in Sarawak, Borneo. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 58: 25-40.
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R., Wilkin, P. & Saunders, R.M.K. (2007). World Checklist of Dioscoreales. Yams and their allies: 1-65. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1972 Synge, P.M. [1335] Malaysia K000292187 Isotype Yes
Coode, M.J.E.; Kirkup, D.W.; et al. [7775] Brunei K001140327 Yes
Sands, M.J.S. [5986] Brunei K001140323 Yes
Richards, P.W. [1569] Malaysia K001140319 Yes
Sands, M.J.S. [5986] Brunei K001140321 Yes
Cowley, J. [179] Brunei K001140329 Yes
Coode, M.J.E.; Ferguson, I.K.; Osman, H.H.; Zanin, S.H.; et al. [7282] Brunei K001140325 Yes
Said, I.M.; Ibrahim; Clayton; Luyah [BRUN 17311] Brunei K001140331 Yes
Dransfield, J.; Prance, G.T.; Salleh; Shanang [JD7097] Brunei K001140324 Yes
Coode, M.J.E.; Kirkup, D.W.; et al. [7775] Brunei K001140328 Yes
Ahmad, J.H.A.; Niga, N.; Salleh, I.; Clayton, J.; et al. [BRUN 16937] Brunei K001140330 Yes
Coode, M.J.E.; Ferguson, I.K.; Osman, H.H.; Zanin, S.H.; et al. [7282] Brunei K001140326 No
Ashton, P.S. [S.18369] Malaysia K001140320 Yes
Sands, M.J.S. [5986] Brunei K001140322 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/

  • 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