Symplocos cochinchinensis

Symplocos cochinchinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Symplocaceae
Genus:	Symplocos
Species:	S. cochinchinensis
Binomial name
Symplocos cochinchinensis (Lour.) S.Moore
Synonyms [1]
Dicalix cochinchinensisLour.

Symplocos cochinchinensis is a species of flowering plant in the sapphire-berry family, Symplocaceae . It is found in tropical and subtropical Asia. ^[1] The widespread Symplocos cochinchinensis subsp./var. laurina is now considered a synonym of Symplocos acuminata . ^[2]

Distribution

It is native to Assam, the Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, South-Central and Southeast China, East Himalaya, Fiji, Hainan, Japan, Java, Laos, the Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaysia, the Maluku Islands, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, the Philippines, Queensland, the Ryukyu Islands, the Santa Cruz Islands, the Solomon Islands, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vanuatu, and Vietnam. ^[1]

Subtaxa

The following subspecies and varieties are accepted: ^[1]

• Symplocos cochinchinensis var. aneityensis(Brand) Noot. – Vanuatu
• Symplocos cochinchinensis var. angustifolia(Guillaumin) Noot. – Hainan, Vietnam
• Symplocos cochinchinensis var. doormannensis(Brand) Noot. – New Guinea
• Symplocos cochinchinensis var. floresanaNoot. – Flores
• Symplocos cochinchinensis var. glaberrimaNoot. – Queensland
• Symplocos cochinchinensis var. imbricata(Brand) Noot. – Luzon
• Symplocos cochinchinensis var. insularisNoot. – Papua New Guinea
• Symplocos cochinchinensis subsp. leptophylla(Brand) Noot. – Bismarck Archipelago, Fiji, Maluku Islands, New Guinea, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
• Symplocos cochinchinensis var. longilobataNoot. – Papua New Guinea
• Symplocos cochinchinensis var. molobros(Brand) Noot. – New Guinea
• Symplocos cochinchinensis var. monticolaNoot. – Papua New Guinea
• Symplocos cochinchinensis var. orbicularis(Hemsl.) Noot. – New Guinea
• Symplocos cochinchinensis var. ovataNoot. – Papua New Guinea
• Symplocos cochinchinensis var. parvifoliaNoot. – Papua New Guinea
• Symplocos cochinchinensis var. pedicellataNoot. – Papua New Guinea
• Symplocos cochinchinensis var. philippinensis(Brand) Noot. – Java, Lesser Sunda Islands, Maluku Islands, Philippines, Sulawesi, Taiwan
• Symplocos cochinchinensis var. reginae(Brand) Noot. – New Guinea
• Symplocos cochinchinensis var. revolutaNoot. – New Guinea
• Symplocos cochinchinensis var. schumanniana(Brand) Noot. – Bismarck Archipelago, Maluku Islands, New Guinea
• Symplocos cochinchinensis var. sessifolia(Blume) Noot. – west and central Java
• Symplocos cochinchinensis var. sogeriensis(Brand) Noot. – New Guinea
• Symplocos cochinchinensis var. tomentosaNoot. – Louisiade Archipelago
• Symplocos cochinchinensis var. versteegii(Brand) Noot. – New Guinea

References

1. "Symplocos cochinchinensis (Lour.) S.Moore". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
2. "Symplocos acuminata (Blume) Miq". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 24 May 2021.