Lasianthus thwaitesii thwaitesii Hook.f. (1880:185)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Mephitidia tomentosa Thwaites in Enum. Pl. Zeyl.: 145 (1859), nom. illeg.; Nonatelia thwaitesii (Hook.f.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 291 (1891)
Conservation Status
Rediscovered (Wijesundara et al., 2020:154)
Distribution & Habitat
Sri Lanka
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
IUCN Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources. (2007). The 2007 Red List of Threatened Fauna and Flora of Sri Lanka. Colombo, Sri Lanka. xiii + 148 pp.
MOE (Ministry of Environment). (2012). The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka; Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora. Ministry of Environment, Colombo, Sri Lanka. viii + 476 pp.
POWO. (2024). Plants of the World Online (online resource). Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. Available at: https://powo.science.kew.org/ [Accessed 7 July 2024]
Wijesundara, Siril, Ranasinghe, Subhani, Jayasinghe, Himesh, Gunawardena, Nadeeka, Fonseka, Gayani and Wijesooriya, Shivanthi. (2020). Angiosperms in Sri Lanka: Present status of Angiosperms in Sri Lanka, pp. 1-168. In: The National Red List 2020 - Conservation Status of the Flora of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka: Biodiversity Secretariat, Ministry of Environment and the National Herbarium, Department of National Botanic Gardens. xviii + 254 pp.
Lasianthus protractus (Thwaites) Thwaites (1864:420)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Mephitidia protracta Thwaites in Enum. Pl. Zeyl.: 146 (1859); Lasianthus strigosus var. protracta (Thwaites) Hook.f. in Fl. Brit. India 3: 189 (1880)
Conservation Status
Rediscovered (Wijesundara et al., 2020:154)
Distribution & Habitat
Sri Lanka
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
IUCN Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources. (2007). The 2007 Red List of Threatened Fauna and Flora of Sri Lanka. Colombo, Sri Lanka. xiii + 148 pp.
MOE (Ministry of Environment). (2012). The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka; Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora. Ministry of Environment, Colombo, Sri Lanka. viii + 476 pp.
POWO. (2024). Plants of the World Online (online resource). Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. Available at: https://powo.science.kew.org/ [Accessed 7 July 2024]
Wijesundara, Siril, Ranasinghe, Subhani, Jayasinghe, Himesh, Gunawardena, Nadeeka, Fonseka, Gayani and Wijesooriya, Shivanthi. (2020). Angiosperms in Sri Lanka: Present status of Angiosperms in Sri Lanka, pp. 1-168. In: The National Red List 2020 - Conservation Status of the Flora of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka: Biodiversity Secretariat, Ministry of Environment and the National Herbarium, Department of National Botanic Gardens. xviii + 254 pp.
Hedyotis quinquinervia Thwaites (1859:141)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Oldenlandia quinquenervia (Thwaites) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 292 (1891)
Conservation Status
Rediscovered (Wijesundara et al., 2020:153)
Distribution & Habitat
Sri Lanka
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Dutta, R. and Deb, D. B. (2004). Taxonomic Revision of Hedyotis L. (Rubiaceae) in Indian Sub-Continent: 1-211. Botanical Survey of India, Howran.
Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
IUCN Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources. (2007). The 2007 Red List of Threatened Fauna and Flora of Sri Lanka. Colombo, Sri Lanka. xiii + 148 pp.
MOE (Ministry of Environment). (2012). The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka; Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora. Ministry of Environment, Colombo, Sri Lanka. viii + 476 pp.
POWO. (2024). Plants of the World Online (online resource). Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. Available at: https://powo.science.kew.org/ [Accessed 7 July 2024]
Wijesundara, Siril, Ranasinghe, Subhani, Jayasinghe, Himesh, Gunawardena, Nadeeka, Fonseka, Gayani and Wijesooriya, Shivanthi. (2020). Angiosperms in Sri Lanka: Present status of Angiosperms in Sri Lanka, pp. 1-168. In: The National Red List 2020 - Conservation Status of the Flora of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka: Biodiversity Secretariat, Ministry of Environment and the National Herbarium, Department of National Botanic Gardens. xviii + 254 pp.
Wikström, N., Neupane, S., Kårehed, J., Motley, T. J. and Bremer, B. (2013). Phylogeny of Hedyotis (Rubiaceae: Spermacoceae): redefining a comlex Asian-Pacific assemblage. Taxon 62: 357-374.
Hedyotis evenia Thwaites (1859:140,419)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Oldenlandia evenia (Thwaites) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 292 (1891)
Conservation Status
Last record: 1894 (Wijesundara et al., 2020:153)
Since Rediscovered (Wijesundara et al., 2020:153)
Distribution & Habitat
Sri Lanka
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
IUCN Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources. (2007). The 2007 Red List of Threatened Fauna and Flora of Sri Lanka. Colombo, Sri Lanka. xiii + 148 pp.
MOE (Ministry of Environment). (2012). The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka; Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora. Ministry of Environment, Colombo, Sri Lanka. viii + 476 pp.
POWO. (2024). Plants of the World Online (online resource). Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. Available at: https://powo.science.kew.org/ [Accessed 7 July 2024]
Wijesundara, Siril, Ranasinghe, Subhani, Jayasinghe, Himesh, Gunawardena, Nadeeka, Fonseka, Gayani and Wijesooriya, Shivanthi. (2020). Angiosperms in Sri Lanka: Present status of Angiosperms in Sri Lanka, pp. 1-168. In: The National Red List 2020 - Conservation Status of the Flora of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka: Biodiversity Secretariat, Ministry of Environment and the National Herbarium, Department of National Botanic Gardens. xviii + 254 pp.
Hedyotis cyanescens Thwaites (1859:143)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Oldenlandia cyanescens (Thwaites) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 292 (1891)
Conservation Status
Rediscovered (Wijesundara et al., 2020:153)
Distribution & Habitat
Sri Lanka
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
IUCN Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources. (2007). The 2007 Red List of Threatened Fauna and Flora of Sri Lanka. Colombo, Sri Lanka. xiii + 148 pp.
MOE (Ministry of Environment). (2012). The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka; Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora. Ministry of Environment, Colombo, Sri Lanka. viii + 476 pp.
POWO. (2024). Plants of the World Online (online resource). Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. Available at: https://powo.science.kew.org/ [Accessed 7 July 2024]
Wijesundara, Siril, Ranasinghe, Subhani, Jayasinghe, Himesh, Gunawardena, Nadeeka, Fonseka, Gayani and Wijesooriya, Shivanthi. (2020). Angiosperms in Sri Lanka: Present status of Angiosperms in Sri Lanka, pp. 1-168. In: The National Red List 2020 - Conservation Status of the Flora of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka: Biodiversity Secretariat, Ministry of Environment and the National Herbarium, Department of National Botanic Gardens. xviii + 254 pp.