Urticaceae
Pipturus

Pipturus argenteus (G.Forst.) Wedd.

First published in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(1): 235(19) (1869)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Indian Ocean, Andaman Islands to Pacific. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Aldabra, Andaman Is., Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Caroline Is., Christmas I., Comoros, Cook Is., Fiji, Gilbert Is., Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Line Is., Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicobar Is., Niue, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Santa Cruz Is., Seychelles, Society Is., Solomon Is., Sumatera, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis-Futuna Is.

Introduced into:

Chagos Archipelago

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Banks, R.C. (ed.) (1982). Wildlife and wildlife habitat of American Samoa 2: 1-151. U.S. Fisch and Wildlife services, Washington.
  • Castle, G.E. (1994). Flore des Seychelles Dicotylédones: 1-663. Orstom Editions.
  • Florence, J. (1997). Flore de la Polynésie Française 1: 1-393. IRD editions, Paris.
  • Fosberg, F.R. & Sachet, M.-H. (1987). Flora of the Gilbert Island, Kiribati, Checklist. Atoll Research Bulletin 295: 1-33.
  • Fosberg, F.R. (1975). Vascular plants of Aitutaki. Atoll Research Bulletin 190: 73-84.
  • Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1979). A geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 15: 41-295.
  • Gardner, R.O. (2011). Trees and shrubs of Niue: an identification guide to the island's indigenous and naturalised woody plants: 1-244. R.O. Gardner, Auckland, New Zealand.
  • George, A.S. (ed.) (1989). Flora of Australia 3: 1-219. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Hancock, I.R. & Henderson, C.P. (1988). Flora of the Solomon Islands. Research Bulletin Dodo Creek Research Station 7: 1-203.
  • Meyer, J.-Y. (2017). Guide des plantes de Wallis et Futuna: 1-486. Au vent des iles, editions, Tahiti.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • 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.
  • Pusalkar, P.K., Mao, A.A. & Inge, P. (eds.) in Sharma, B.D. & Balakrishnan, N.P. (eds) (2022). Flora of India 24: 1-688. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Sheppard, C.R.C. & Seaward, M.R.D. (eds.) (1999). Ecology of the Chagos archipelago: 1-350. Westbury Academic & Scientific Publishing, Otley.
  • Sykes, W.R. (2016). Flora of the Cook Islands: 1-973. National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawaii.
  • Turner, I.M. (1995 publ. 1997). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(2): 347-655.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
  • Wiriadinata, H., Girmansyah, D., Hunter, J.M., Hoover, W.S. & Kartawinata, K. (2013). Floristic study of West Sumbawa, Indonesia. Reinwardtia 13: 391-404.
  • Woodroffe, C.D. (1985). Vegetation and flora of Nui Atoll, Tuvalu. Atoll Research Bulletin 283: 1-18.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Castle, G.E. (1994). Flore des Seychelles Dicotylédones: 1-663. Orstom Editions.
  • Christopherson, E. (1935). Flowering Plants of Samoa. Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin 128: 1-221.
  • Florence, J. (1997). Flore de la Polynésie Française 1: 1-393. IRD editions, Paris.
  • Fosberg, F.R. & Sachet, M.-H. (1987). Flora of the Gilbert Island, Kiribati, Checklist. Atoll Research Bulletin 295: 1-33.
  • Fosberg, F.R. (1975). Vascular plants of Aitutaki. Atoll Research Bulletin 190: 73-84.
  • Gardner, R.O. (2011). Trees and shrubs of Niue: an identification guide to the island's indigenous and naturalised woody plants: 1-244. R.O. Gardner, Auckland, New Zealand.
  • George, A.S. (ed.) (1989). Flora of Australia 3: 1-219. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • George, A.S., Orchard, A.E. & Hewson, H.J. (eds.) (1993). Oceanic islands 2. Flora of Australia 50: 1-606. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Meyer, J.-Y. (2017). Guide des plantes de Wallis et Futuna: 1-486. Au vent des iles, editions, Tahiti.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Sheppard, C.R.C. & Seaward, M.R.D. (eds.) (1999). Ecology of the Chagos archipelago: 1-350. Westbury Academic & Scientific Publishing, Otley.
  • Suzuki, M., Taufatofua, P. & Koyama, T. (2007). New records of plants from Tonga. Makinoa, n.s., 6: 25-62.
  • Sykes, W.R. (2016). Flora of the Cook Islands: 1-973. National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawaii.
  • Turner, I.M. (1995 publ. 1997). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(2): 347-655.
  • Whitmore, T.C. (1966). Guide to the forests of the British Solomon islands: 1-208. Oxford University Press.
  • Wiriadinata, H., Girmansyah, D., Hunter, J.M., Hoover, W.S. & Kartawinata, K. (2013). Floristic study of West Sumbawa, Indonesia. Reinwardtia 13: 391-404.
  • Woodroffe, C.D. (1985). Vegetation and flora of Nui Atoll, Tuvalu. Atoll Research Bulletin 283: 1-18.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2017 Costa, H.R.; Silveira, P. [34] TP K001193732 Yes
Aug 1, 2013 I Made Maduarta (Pung) [IMM 51] Indonesia K000734550 No
Jan 1, 2013 Johns, R.J. [11006] Papua New Guinea K000618116 Yes
Jan 1, 2013 Johns, R.J. [12889] Papua New Guinea K001193641 Yes
Jan 1, 2013 Johns, R.J. [11298] Papua New Guinea K001193643 Yes
Jan 1, 2013 Simaga, J.M.; Johns, R.J. [09345] Papua New Guinea K001193645 Yes
Jan 1, 2013 Johns, R.J. [11174 (as 11175 A)] Papua New Guinea K001193642 Yes
Jan 1, 2011 Nadiah, I., et al. [S 83787] Malaysia K000720204 Yes
Jul 1, 2010 Cook, C. [159] Indonesia K000612090 No
Jun 1, 2010 Ellen, R.F. [1171] Indonesia K000611953 Yes
May 4, 2006 Mohtar, A., et al. [49672] Malaysia K000352369 Yes
May 4, 2006 Gaerlan; Reynoso Philippines K000352408 Yes
Nov 23, 2004 Gaerlan; Reynoso [PPI 20277] Philippines K000228094 Yes
Sep 15, 2004 Kessler, P; Arbainsyah [B 1353] Indonesia K000222613 No
Sep 15, 2004 Munzinger, J.; Cabalion, P. [473] New Caledonia K000222612 Yes
Sep 15, 2004 Argent, G., et al. [1987114] Malaysia K000222611 Yes
Sep 15, 2004 Bau, B. [LAE 82968] Papua New Guinea K000222614 No
Carr, C.E. [11072] Papua New Guinea K003803837 Yes
Brass, L.J. [1446] Papua New Guinea K003803846 Yes
Students, F. [43] Papua New Guinea K003803865 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000741533 Unknown Type Material Yes
Henty, E.E. [NGF16808] Papua New Guinea K003803852 Yes
Schodde, R. [2143] Papua New Guinea K003803878 Yes
Hoogland, R.D. [4570] Papua New Guinea K003803848 Yes
Barrett, J.H. [NGF4214] Papua New Guinea K003803845 Yes
Henty, E.E.; Coode, M. [NGF29234] Papua New Guinea K003803886 Yes
Schodde, R. [2463] Papua New Guinea K003803853 Yes
Majawat, G. [1322059] Malaysia K000463801 Yes
Simaga, J.M. [794] Papua New Guinea K001611302 Yes
Pullen, R. [5959] Papua New Guinea K003803843 Yes
Friedmann, F. [5375] Seychelles K001634950 No
Mann, E.; Vandenberg, J. [NGF43396] Papua New Guinea K003803868 Yes
Brass, L.J. [24348] Papua New Guinea K003803841 Yes
Weiblen, G.D. [YS1J0009] Papua New Guinea K003803833 Yes
Gibbs, L.S. [5955] New Guinea K000741523 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schodde, R.; Craven, L.A. [4539] Papua New Guinea K003803855 Yes
Brass, L.J. [1581] Papua New Guinea K003803881 Yes
Schodde, R.; Craven, L.A. [4777] Papua New Guinea K003803838 Yes
Brass, L.J. [25131] Papua New Guinea K003803847 Yes
Streimann, H. [NGF44275] Papua New Guinea K003803872 No
Andrews, C.W. [60] Christmas Island K000356664 Syntype Yes
Stevens, P.F.; Veldkamp, J.F. [LAE54060] Papua New Guinea K003803869 Yes
Simaga, J.M. [814] Papua New Guinea K001625193 Yes
Sayers, D. [NGF24205] Papua New Guinea K003803862 Yes
Foreman, D.; Kumul, M. [NGF48318] Papua New Guinea K003803858 Yes
Sutarno, S. [2] K000463805 No
Brass, L.J. [28729] Papua New Guinea K003803866 Yes
Lua, H.K.; Ho, B.C.; Ali, I.; Chua, K.S. [SING 2018-497] Singapore K001532745 Yes
K001325678 No
Womersley, J.S.; Brass, L.J. [NGF8679] Papua New Guinea K003803849 Yes
Mann, E.; Osborn, D.M. [NGF43001] Papua New Guinea K003803877 Yes
Brass, L.J. [25525] Papua New Guinea K003803891 Yes
Hoogland, R.D.; Craven, L.A. [10225] Papua New Guinea K003803874 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000741530 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hoogland, R.D. [9277] Papua New Guinea K003803883 Yes
Carr, C.E. [11102] Papua New Guinea K003803834 Yes
Weiblen, G.D. [YS1J0041] Papua New Guinea K003803857 Yes
Mann, E.B. [NGF43095] Papua New Guinea K003803842 Yes
Conn, B.; Pattison, G.; Sands, M.; Wood, J. [LAE66340] Papua New Guinea K003803889 Yes
Brass, L.J. [532] Papua New Guinea K003803839 Yes
Carr, C.E. [13094] Papua New Guinea K003803882 Yes
Carr, C.E. [11337] Papua New Guinea K003803836 Yes
Ridley, H.N. [156a] Christmas Island K000356665 Syntype Yes
Boden-Kloss, C. [s.n.] New Guinea K000741524 Unknown Type Material Yes
{Kerenga, K.; & others} [LAE77453] Papua New Guinea K003803863 Yes
Croft, J.R. [LAE61211] Papua New Guinea K003803840 Yes
Floyd, A. [s.n.] Papua New Guinea K003803873 Yes
Brass, L.J. [23688] Papua New Guinea K003803893 Yes
Henty, E.E. [NGF16807] Papua New Guinea K003803850 Yes
Wheatley, J. [863] Vanuatu K:SPC-55207.000 No
Morren [104] Papua New Guinea K003803859 Yes
Hoogland, R.D.; Craven, L.A. [10209] Papua New Guinea K003803876 Yes
Vandenberg, J. [NGF42171] Papua New Guinea K003803879 Yes
Carr, C.E. [14740] Papua New Guinea K003803885 Yes
Widjaja; Wally; Subari [EW6441] Indonesia K003803861 Yes
Darbyshire, P.J. [699] Papua New Guinea K003803856 Yes
Kairo, A. [NGF45369] Papua New Guinea K003803871 Yes
Darbyshire, P.J. [753] Papua New Guinea K003803851 Yes
Henty, E.E. [NGF20851] Papua New Guinea K003803880 Yes
Brass, L.J. [28071] Papua New Guinea K003803890 No
Schodde, R. [1574] Papua New Guinea K003803884 Yes
Carr, C.E. [[15693]] Papua New Guinea K003803887 Yes
Riedel, J.G.F. [s.n.] K000741532 Unknown Type Material Yes
Christmas Island K:SPC-46128.000 No
Brass, L.J. [27453] Papua New Guinea K003803854 Yes
Schodde, R. [2147] Papua New Guinea K003803870 Yes
Brass, L.J. [24202] Papua New Guinea K003803835 Yes
Foreman, D.; Vinas, N.A. [LAE60160] Papua New Guinea K003803844 Yes
Brass, L.J. [29250] Papua New Guinea K003803875 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000741534 Unknown Type Material Yes
Stevens, P.F. [LAE50172] Papua New Guinea K003803864 Yes
Brass, L.J. [25947] Papua New Guinea K003803867 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000741531 Unknown Type Material Yes
Frodin, D.; Hill, D. [NGF26343] Papua New Guinea K003803860 Yes
Vink, W. [16345] Papua New Guinea K003803888 Yes
Brass, L.J. [23686] Papua New Guinea K003803892 Yes

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • 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