Rubiaceae
Kadua

Kadua romanzoffiensis Cham. & Schltdl.

First published in Linnaea 4: 162 (1829)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Pacific. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cook Is., Line Is., Niue, Pitcairn Is., Society Is., Tokelau-Manihiki, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Tuvalu

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Sykes, W.R. (2016). Flora of the Cook Islands: 1-973. National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawaii.
  • Terrell, E.E., Robinson, H.E., Wagner, W.L. & Lorence, D.H. (2005). Resurrection of Genus Kadua for Hawaiian Hedyotidinae (Rubiaceae), with emphasis on seed and fruit characters and notes on South Pacific species. Systematic Botany 30: 818-833.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Oceanica romanzoffiensis.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Beechey, F.W. [s.n.] French Polynesia K000760463 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mueller, F.J.H.von [20] Tuvalu K000760465 Unknown Type Material Yes
Barclay [s.n.] French Polynesia K000760464 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