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Taxon:
Woodfordia fruticosa
(L.) Kurz
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Woodfordia
Family:
Lythraceae
Nomen number:
42056
Place of publication:
J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 40:56. 1871
Verified:
06/08/1994
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Lythrum fruticosum
L.
Autonym(s)
Woodfordia fruticosa
(L.) Kurz var.
fruticosa
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Grislea punctata
Buch.-Ham. ex Sm.
Woodfordia floribunda
Salisb.
Woodfordia fruticosa
(L.) Kurz var.
punctata
(Buch.-Ham. ex Sm.) Koehne
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Reference(s)
Graham, S. A.
1995. Systematics of
Woodfordia
(Lythraceae). Syst. Bot. 20:496.
www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
Kala, C. P. et al.
2004. Prioritization of medicinal plants on the basis of available knowledge, existing practices and use value status in Uttaranchal, India. Biodivers. & Conservation 13:459.
URL:
http://www.springer.com/life+sciences/evolutionary+%26+developmental+biology/journal/10531
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Personal Care Products Council.
INCI
URL:
http://www.personalcarecouncil.org/public/what-inci
Common names
English
fire-flame-bush –
Reference(s)
Shiranji-tea –
Reference(s)
woodfordia –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Tanzania
Mafia Island
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Comoros
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Madagascar
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Xizang Zizhiqu
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Yunnan Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Bangladesh
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Bhutan
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Nepal
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Pakistan
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Sri Lanka
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Myanmar
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Thailand
n.
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Indonesia
Jawa
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Indonesia
Lesser Sunda Islands
Native
Africa
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Tanzania
(Mafia Island)
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN:
Comoros
,
Madagascar
Asia-Temperate
CHINA:
China
[Yunnan Sheng, Xizang Zizhiqu]
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
Bangladesh
,
Bhutan
,
India
,
Sri Lanka
,
Nepal
,
Pakistan
INDO-CHINA:
Myanmar
,
Thailand
(n.)
MALESIA:
Indonesia
[Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands]
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Medicines
folklore
fide Syst Bot 20:489-490. 1995; Herbs Commerce ed2; Ayurveda Ency, as
W. floribunda
; Biodiv Conserv 13:459. 2004
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Name
References