Araceae
Scindapsus

Scindapsus altissimus Alderw.

First published in Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, sér. 3, 4: 346 (1922)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Papuasia to N. Queensland. It is a climber and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New Guinea, Queensland, Solomon Is.

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1-560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 20, 2000 Johns, R.J. [9965A] Indonesia K:SPC-70000.059 No
Nicolson, D.H. [1591] Indonesia K002466654 Yes
Sands, M.J.S.; Pattison, G.A.; Wood, J.J. [SANDS 2779] Papua New Guinea K002466664 Yes
Sands, M.J.S.; Waly, J. [6845] Indonesia K002466656 Yes
Carr, C.E. [14313] Papua New Guinea K002466665 Yes
Takeuchi; Jisaka; Towati; Ama [21014] Papua New Guinea K002466662 Yes
Croft; Lelcan [LAE 65461] Ireland K002466660 Yes
Takeuchi; Jisaka; Towati; Ama [21014] Papua New Guinea K002466661 Yes
Sands, M.J.S.; Pattison, G.A.; Wood, J.J. [SANDS 2779] Papua New Guinea K002466663 Yes
Nicolson, D.H. [1428] Indonesia K002466657 Yes
Nicolson, D.H. [1488] Indonesia K002466659 Yes
Nicolson, D.H. [1488] Indonesia K002466658 Yes
Nicolson, D.H. [1592] Indonesia K002466655 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