Nephroia

Nephroia carolina

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ranunculales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Ordo: Ranunculales

Familia: Menispermaceae
Subfamilia: Menispermoideae
Tribus: Pachygoneae
Genus: Nephroia
Species: N. carolina – N. diversifolia – N. orbiculata

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Nephroia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 February 06. Reference page.

Name

Nephroia Lour., 1790

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Androphylax J.C.Wendl. in Bot. Beob.: 38 (1798)
  • Baumgartia Moench in Methodus: 650 (1794)
  • Cocculidium Spach in Hist. Nat. Vég. 8: 16 (1839)
  • Ferrandia Gaudich. in Voy. Uranie: 447 (1829)
  • Wendlandia Willd. in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 2: 275 (1799), nom. rej.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Assam, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cook Is., East Himalaya, Hainan, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Philippine, Pitcairn Is., Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tubuai Is., Vietnam Continental: Northern America Regional: USA Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Malaya, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest Introduced into: Illinois, Réunion References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Loureiro, J. de. 1790. Flora Cochinchinensis: sistens plantas in regno Cochinchina nascentes. Quibus accedunt aliae observatae in Sinensi Imperio, Africa orientali, Indiaeque locis variis. Omnes dispositae secundum systema sexuale linnaeanum. Tomus I. Pp. I–XX, 1–353. Typis, et expensis academicis, Ulyssipone [Lisbon]. BHL Reference page. : 565

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215. [Cited as Cocculus.]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Nephroia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 February 06. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. Nephroia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 February 06. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Nephroia. Published online. Accessed: February 06 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Nephroia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 February 2024.

Vernacular names

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