Stilbanthus

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Amaranthaceae s.l.
Cladus: Amaranthaceae s.str.
Subfamilia: Amaranthoideae
Genus: Stilbanthus

Species: S. scandens
Name

Stilbanthus Hook.f., Hooker's Icon. Pl. 13: t. 1286. 1879

Type species: Stilbanthus scandens Hook.f.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Asia-Temperate
China
Guangxi, Yunnan
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India (E- & NE-India, E-Himalaya, Darjeeling, Sikkim)
Indo-China
Myanmar

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Hooker, J.D. 1877–1879. Hooker's Icones Plantarum, or figures, with brief descriptive characters and remarks, of new or rare plants, selected from the Kew herbarium. Vol. 13 (= Third series, Vol. 3). London: William & Norgate. 80 pp. 1201-1300 pl. BHL Reference page. : 67, pl. 1286.

Links

Hassler, M. 2019. Stilbanthus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Feb. 20. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Stilbanthus. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 20 2019.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Stilbanthus in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Feb. 20. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2019. Stilbanthus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Feb. 2019.

Stilbanthus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. The only species is Stilbanthus scandens.[1]

Its native range is Easatern Himalaya to Southern China and Myanmar.[1]
References

"Stilbanthus Hook.f. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 May 2021.