Apocynaceae
Sarcolobus

Sarcolobus retusus K.Schum.

First published in K.M.Schumann & U.M.Hollrung, Fl. Kais. Wilh. Land: 109 (1889)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Philippines to Caroline Islands and New Caledonia. It is a climbing shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bismarck Archipelago, Caroline Is., Maluku, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Vanuatu

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Forster, P.I. (1991). A taxonomic revision of Sarcolobus R.Br. (Asclepiadaceae: Marsdenieae) in Australia and Papuasia. Austrobaileya 3: 335-360.
  • Liede-Schumann, S. & al. (2020). Flore de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et Dépendances 27: 1-335. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • Peekel, P.G. (1984). Flora of the Bismarck Archipelago for Naturalists: 1-638. Office of Forests, Division of Botany, Lae, Papua New Guinea.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.
  • Rintz, R.E. (1980). A revision of the genus Sarcolobus (Asclepiadaceae). Blumea 26: 65-79.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Forster, P.I. (1991). A taxonomic revision of Sarcolobus R.Br. (Asclepiadaceae: Marsdenieae) in Australia and Papuasia. Austrobaileya 3: 335-360.
  • Peekel, P.G. (1984). Flora of the Bismarck Archipelago for Naturalists: 1-638. Office of Forests, Division of Botany, Lae, Papua New Guinea.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.
  • Rintz, R.E. (1980). A revision of the genus Sarcolobus (Asclepiadaceae). Blumea 26: 65-79.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 2011 Takeuchi, W., et al. [15138] Papua New Guinea K000577226 No
Mar 1, 2011 Pillon, Y. [1048] Vanuatu K000577211 No
Mar 1, 2011 Sumadijaya, A. [447] Indonesia K000577223 No
Takeuchi, W.; Towati, A. [14606] Papua New Guinea K000577224 No
Hollrung, M.U. [2] Papua New Guinea K000872788 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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