Lamiaceae
Gomphostemma

Gomphostemma melissifolium Wall. ex Benth.

First published in N.Wallich, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 12 (1830)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Nepal to NE. Bangladesh. It is a scrambling subshrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, Nepal

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bongcheewin, B. (2013). Taxonomy, chemosystematics and phylogenetics of the genus Gomphostemma Wall. ex Benth. (Lamiaceae): 1-314. Thesis, School of biological and chemical sciences, Birkbeck College, University of London.
  • Bongcheewin, B., Ingrouille, M.J. & Paton, A.J. (2022). A revision of Gomphostemma (Lamiaceae). Kew Bulletin 77: 27-92.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Khanam, M. & Hassan, M.A. (2008). Lamiaceae. Flora of Bangladesh 58: 1-161. Bangladesh National Herbarium, Dhaka.
  • Khanam, M., Khan, M.S. & Hassan, M.A. (2003). Revisionary study of the genus Gomphostemma Wall. ex Benth. (Lamiaceae) from Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy 10: 1-9.
  • Rajbhandari, K.R., Rai, S.K. & Chhetri, R. (2022). A Handbook of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 4: 1-522. Department of Plant Resources, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bongcheewin, B. (2013). Taxonomy, chemosystematics and phylogenetics of the genus Gomphostemma Wall. ex Benth. (Lamiaceae): 1-314. Thesis, School of biological and chemical sciences, Birkbeck College, University of London.
  • Rajbhandari, K.R., Rai, S.K. & Chhetri, R. (2022). A Handbook of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 4: 1-522. Department of Plant Resources, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Wallich, N. [2157] Bangladesh K000928177 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [2157] Bangladesh K000928179 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [2157] Bangladesh K000928178 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