Salacia chinensis

Salacia chinensis, Thane, Maharashtra, India

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Celastraceae
Genus: Salacia
Species: Salacia chinensis
Varietates: S. c. var. chinensis – S. c. var. latifolia

Name

Salacia chinensis L., Mant. Pl. 2: 293 (1771).

Synonymy

• Comocladia serrata Blanco
• Johnia coromandeliana Roxb.
• Johnia serrata Buch.-Ham.
• Salacia angularis Elmer ex Merrill
• Salacia coromandeliana Teijsm. & Binn.
• Salacia evonymiflora Zipp. ex Miq. Ann.
• Salacia littoralis Backer
• Salacia naumannii Engl.
• Salacia patens Decne.
• Salacia patens Decne. ex Steud.
• Salacia podopetala Turcz.
• Salacia prinoides (Willd.) DC.
• Salacia roxburghii Wall.
• Salacia sinensis Blanco
• Salacia socia Craib
• Salacia wightiana Wall.
• Tonsella chinensis (L.) Spreng.
• Tontelea prinoides Willd.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia Northern Territory, Queensland. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan). Continental: Asia-Tropical Java, India (Darjeeling, Bihar, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Orissa, Maharashtra, Goa, Daman & Diu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala), peninsular Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Sumatra, Lesser Sunda Isl., Borneo, Sulawesi, Philippines (Luzon, Mindoro, Romblon, Panay, Biliran, Leyte, Bucas Grande, Mindanao), Palawan, Moluccas (Sula Arch., etc.), Myanmar [Burma] (Ayeyarwady, Bago, Rakhine, Taninthayi), Continental: Pacific New Guinea, Solomons, Micronesia (Yap), Palau Isl. (Babeldaob, Koror) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1771. Mantissa Plantarum Altera. Generum Editionis VI et Specierum Editionis II. Holmiae [Stockholm]. pp. [6] + 143­–587, Appendix. BHL Reference page. : 293.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Salacia chinensis. 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. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 October 06. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Salacia chinensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 October 06. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Salacia chinensis. Published online. Accessed: October 06 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Salacia chinensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 October 2019.

Vernacular names

中文: 五层龙

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