Dipentodontaceae

Perrottetia Kunth

Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 29 July 2026

Perrottetia philippinensis (S.Vidal) Loes., Nat. Pflanzenfam. (Engler & Prantl) 3(5) (1892) 220; Bartholomew et al., PhytoKeys 183 (2021) 75; ≡ Perrottetia alpestris ssp. philippinensis (S.Vidal) Ding Hou, Fl. Males., 1st Ser. 6 (1962) 291; ≡ Caryospermum philippinense S.Vidal, Revis. Pl. Vasc. Filip. (1886) 89; Type: Vidal 1770 (MA), Luzon: Lepanto. ≠ Perrottetia alpestris auct. non (Blume) Loes.; Merr., EPFP 2 (1923) 484. Distribution: Borneo, Philippines, Sulawesi. CAMIGUIN, LUZON: Apayao (photos), Benguet, Laguna, Mountain Province, Sorsogon, MINDANAO: Bukidnon, Cotabato (photos), Davao, Davao de Oro (photos), Lanao del Sur (photos), MINDORO, NEGROS (photos), PANAY. Notes: Montane forest edges and thickets. (350-)700-2700m. Native.

Bartholomew, B, KE Armstrong, R Li & PW Fritsch. 2021. Perrottetia taronensis B.M.Barthol. & K.Armstr., sp. nov. (Dipentodontaceae), a new species from northwestern Yunnan Province, China and northern Kachin State, Myanmar and a re-examination of the Asian and Australasian taxa of Perrottetia. PhytoKeys 183: 67-76
Ding Hou. 1962. Celastraceae I. Flora Malesiana series 1, 6: 227-291