Summary
Place of publication:
J. Bot. Agric. 1:81. 1813
Verified:
12/22/2005
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
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Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Kenya | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Tanzania | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Western Indian Ocean | Seychelles | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Japan | Ryukyu Islands | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Taiwan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Bangladesh | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Sri Lanka | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indo-China | Cambodia | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indo-China | Myanmar | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indo-China | Thailand | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indo-China | Vietnam | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Indonesia | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Malaysia | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Papua New Guinea | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Philippines | | |
| 1 | Native | Australasia | Australia | Australia | Queensland | |
| 1 | Native | Pacific | North-Central Pacific | United States | Hawaii | |
| 1 | Native | Pacific | Northwestern Pacific | Guam | | |
| 1 | Native | Pacific | Northwestern Pacific | Marshall Islands | | |
| 1 | Native | Pacific | Northwestern Pacific | Micronesia | | |
| 1 | Native | Pacific | Northwestern Pacific | Palau | | |
| 1 | Native | Pacific | South-Central Pacific | Cook Islands | | |
| 1 | Native | Pacific | South-Central Pacific | French Polynesia | Society Islands | |
| 1 | Native | Pacific | Southwestern Pacific | Fiji | | |
| 1 | Native | Pacific | Southwestern Pacific | New Caledonia | | |
| 1 | Native | Pacific | Southwestern Pacific | Samoa | | |
| 1 | Native | Pacific | Southwestern Pacific | Solomon Islands | | |
| 1 | Native | Pacific | Southwestern Pacific | Tonga | | |
| 1 | Native | Pacific | Southwestern Pacific | Vanuatu | | |
Native
Africa
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EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya, Tanzania
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WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN:
Seychelles
Asia-Temperate
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EASTERN ASIA:
Japan [Ryukyu Islands], Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
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INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka
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INDO-CHINA:
Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
-
MALESIA:
Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea
Australasia
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AUSTRALIA:
Australia [Queensland]
Pacific
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NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
United States [Hawaii]
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NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC:
Micronesia, Guam, Marshall Islands, Palau
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SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
Cook Islands, French Polynesia [Society Islands]
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SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC:
Fiji, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, Samoa
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=310991.
Accessed 17 April 2026.