Rhaphiolepis bengalensis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Rosaceae
Subfamilia: Amygdaloideae
Tribus: Maleae
Subtribus: Malinae
Genus: Rhaphiolepis
Species: Rhaphiolepis bengalensis

Name

Rhaphiolepis bengalensis (Roxb.) B.B.Liu & J.Wen, Front. Plant Sci. 10-1731: 10 (2020).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Mespilus bengalensis Roxb., Fl. Ind. ed. 1832, 2: 510 (1832).
• Homotypic
  • Eriobotrya bengalensis (Roxb.) Kurz, Prelim. Rep. Forest Pegu, App. A: lvii (1875).
  • Pyrus bengalensis (Roxb.) M.F.Fay & Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 98 (2018).
• Heterotypic
  • Alsodeia grandis Miq., Fl. Ned. Ind., Eerste Bijv. 3: 391. (1861).
  • Eriobotrya tinctoria Kurz, Prelim. Rep. For. Veg. Pegu, App. B. 48. (1875).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate China China South-Central (Guizhou, Yunnan). Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya. Indo-China Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam. Malesia Borneo, Malaya, Sumatera. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Liu, B.-B., Liu, G.-N., Hong, D.-Y. & Wen, J. 2020. Eriobotrya Belongs to Rhaphiolepis (Maleae, Rosaceae): Evidence From Chloroplast Genome and Nuclear Ribosomal DNA Data. Frontiers in Plant Science 10(1731): 1–14. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.01731 . Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Rhaphiolepis bengalensis. Published online. Accessed: 16 April 2020.