Lepisanthes unilocularis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sapindales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Sapindales

Familia: Sapindaceae
Subfamilia: Sapindoideae
Tribus: Sapindeae
Genus: Lepisanthes
Species: Lepisanthes unilocularis

Name

Lepisanthes unilocularis Leenh., Blumea 17(1): 73 (–75; fig. 1) (1969)

• Type: S.K. Lau 5773 (19–29 March 1935, in fruit; Holotype: A 00050808^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}; Isotypes: ATCH-13022801, CAS 548485 (729931)^(GBIF) [collected at Nam Shan Leng, on 7–30 April 1935], IBSC).
• Type locality: [People's Republic of China.] Hainan: Yai-hsien (崖縣) Dist., Fat Loh Shi (佛羅市).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Otophora unilocularis (Leenh.) H.S.Lo, Fl. Hainan. 3: 82, 575 (1974); not accepted by Xia & Gadek (2007) [cited as Lepisanthes unilocularis]

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China Hainan. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indo-China Vietnam. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Leenhouts, P.W. 1969. Florae Malesianae Praecursores L. A revision of Lepisanthes (Sapindaceae). Blumea 17(1): 33–91. PDF. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Xia, Nianhe & Gadek, P.A. 2007. Lepisanthes unilocularis. Pp. 13 & 15 in Wu, Zh.Y. , Raven, P.H. & Hong, D.-Y. (eds.), Flora of China. Volume 12: Hippocastanaceae through Theaceae. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, ISBN 978-1-930723-64-1. efloras Reference page. 
• Tâm, H.M. 2017. Thực Vật Chí Việt Nam. Flora of Vietnam 12. 356 pp. Hà Nội: Nhà xuất bản khoa học và kỹ thuật.
• Wang, Q.-L., Tang, H., Wang, M.-Y., Wang, Z.-N. & Yang, Q. 2018. The rediscovery of Lepisanthes unilocularis (subgen. Otophora; Sapindaceae), a species endemic to Hainan, China. Nordic Journal of Botany 36(4): e01675. DOI: 10.1111/njb.01675 (via Wikipedia Library ).

Links

• IUCN: Otophora unilocularis (Leenh.) Lo (Extinct) - Last assessed by World Conservation Monitoring Centre in 1998.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Lepisanthes unilocularis. Accessed: 2023 November 22.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Lepisanthes unilocularis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 November 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Lepisanthes unilocularis. Published online. Accessed: 22 November 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Lepisanthes unilocularis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 November 2023.

Vernacular names

中文: 爪耳木