Dombeyaceae

Pentapetaceae, Malvaceae s.l. - Dombeyoideae

Dombeya Cav. (Not native)

Cultivated, not naturalized

  1. Dombeya wallichii (Lindl.) Benth. & Hook. ex K.Schum. in Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3 (1890) 78; Backer & Bakh.f., Fl. Java 1 (1963) 405; Pancho & Gruezo, Vasc. Fl. Mt Makiling 2 (2006) 427; ≡ Astrapaea wallichii Lindl., Coll. Bot. (1821) t. 14. Distribution: Madagascar. Notes: Introduced in the Philippines as an ornamental tree. Cultivated, not naturalized.

Pentapetes L. (Not native)

  1. Pentapetes phoenicea L., Sp. Pl. (1753) 698; Merr., EPFP 3 (1923) 46. Distribution: Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malay Peninsula, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam. LUZON: Bataan, Cagayan, La Union, Laguna, Pampanga, Quezon, MINDANAO, NEGROS, SAMAR. Notes: Probably an introduced plant in the Philippines, but now thoroughly naturalized. Open, rather damp grasslands and lake shore vegetation. Naturalized.

Pterospermum Schreb.

Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 12 July 2020
  1. Pterospermum cumingii Merr. & Rolfe, PJS 3 c (1908) Bot. 113; Merr., EPFP 3 (1923) 49; Ganesan et al., Edinburgh J. Bot. 77 (2020) 195; Type: Cuming 1860 (K, holo; A, iso), Philippines: 1841. ≠ Pterospermum rubiginosum auct. non B.Heyne ex G.Don; Fern.-Vill., Nov. App. (1880)28. Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines. LUZON: Pangasinan, Zambales. Notes: Dry slopes in secondary forests. Conservation status: Endangered B1ab(iii,iv,v)+2ab(iii,iv,v) (Ganesan et al. 2020). Native.
  2. Pterospermum diversifolium Blume, Bijdr. (1825) 88; Merr., Fl. Manila (1912) 330; EPFP 3 (1923) 49; Ganesan et al., Edinburgh J. Bot. 77 (2020) 197; Batuyong et al., Biodiversitas 21 (2020) 3973; Type: from Java (lecto). = Pterospermum hastatum Blanco, Fl. Filip. (1837) 528; Merrill, Sp. Blancoan. (1918) 260; Type: Ramos s.n. (Merrill Species Blancoanae 533) (US, neo; NY, isoneo), Luzon: Batangas, Mt Apayang, 25-Jul-1914. ≠ Pterospermum acerifolium auct. non (L.) Willd.; Vidal, Revis. Pl. Vasc. Filip. (1886) 67. Distribution: Borneo, Cambodia, India, Java, Laos, Lesser Sunda Isls, Malay Peninsula, Moluccas, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Thailand, Vietnam. BASILAN, GUIMARAS, LEYTE, LUZON: Abra, Albay, Batangas, Cagayan, Camarines, Cavite, Ifugao, Ilocos, Ilocos Norte, Laguna, NCR, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Pangasinan, Quezon, Rizal, Zambales, MASBATE, MINDANAO: Davao, MINDORO, NEGROS, PALAWAN, SIBUYAN, TICAO. Notes: Throughout Luzon. Forests at low and medium elevation. Common. Conservation status: Least Concern (Ganesan et al. 2020). Native.
  3. Pterospermum elmeri Merr., PJS 7 c (1912) Bot. 304; Merr., EPFP 3 (1923) 50; Ganesan et al., Edinburgh J. Bot. 77 (2020) 200; Type: Elmer 11928 (NY, lecto; A, E, GH, K, US, isolecto). Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines. MINDANAO: Davao, Davao del Sur, SAMAR. Notes: Light forests, c. 750m. Conservation status: Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct) B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) (Ganesan et al. 2020). Native.
  4. Pterospermum elongatum Korth., Nederl. Kruidk. Arch. 1 (1848) 312; Kosterm., Reinwardtia 7 (1959) 441; Ganesan et al., Edinburgh J. Bot. 77 (2020) 202; Type: from Borneo (lecto). = Pterospermum perrinii Elmer, LPB 5 (1913) 1840; Merr., EPFP 3 (1923) 50; Type: Elmer 12841 (K, lecto; A, BISH, E, HBG, L, NY, U, US, isolecto), Palawan: Puerto Princesa, Mt Pulgar, Mar-1911. Distribution: Borneo, Philippines. LUZON: Zambales, PALAWAN. Notes: Densely forested stream depressions, c. 450m. Conservation status: Least Concern (Ganesan et al. 2020). Native.
  5. Pterospermum longipes Merr., PJS 7 c (1912) Bot. 304; Merr., EPFP 3 (1923) 50; Ganesan et al., Edinburgh J. Bot. 77 (2020) 215; Type: Ramos 14632 (PNH, holo, lost; K, lecto; US, isolecto), Camiguin: Mt Mahinog, 9-Apr-1912. Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines. CAMIGUIN, MINDANAO: Davao, Surigao. Notes: Forests at low and medium elevation. Conservation status: Endangered B2ab(ii,iii) (Ganesan et al. 2020). Native.
  6. Pterospermum megalanthum Merr., PJS 14 (1919) 420; Merr., EPFP 3 (1923) 50; Ganesan et al., Edinburgh J. Bot. 77 (2020) 216; Type: Ramos & Edaño 31269 (PNH, holo, lost; A, lecto; K, US, isolecto), Panay: Capiz, Jamidan, 28-Apr-1918. Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines. PANAY. Notes: Forests at low elevation. Conservation status: Endangered B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v) (Ganesan et al. 2020). Native.
  7. Pterospermum merrillianum S.K.Ganesan, Edinburgh J. Bot. 77 (2020) 217; Type: BS 19106 Ramos & Edaño (NY, holo; BO, iso), Mindanao: Davao, Mati, Mar/Apr-1927. Distribution: Borneo, Philippines. MINDANAO: Davao. Conservation status: Endangered B2ab(ii,iii) (Ganesan et al. 2020). Native.
  8. Pterospermum niveum S.Vidal, Rev. Pl. Vasc. Filip. (1886) 67; Merr., EPFP 3 (1923) 50; Ganesan et al., Edinburgh J. Bot. 77 (2020) 219; Type: Vidal 1185 (MA, lecto), Luzon: Rizal, San Mateo. Distribution: Philippines, Taiwan. BATAN, BATANES, CATANDUANES, LUZON: Abra, Albay, Aurora, Bataan, Benguet, Bulacan, Cagayan, Camarines, Camarines Sur, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Laguna, Mountain Province, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Pangasinan, Quezon, Rizal, Tarlac, Zambales, MINDANAO: Agusan, Agusan del Norte, Cotabato, Misamis, Zamboanga del Norte, MINDORO, NEGROS, PANAY. Notes: Open or secondary forests, stream gallery forests, primary forest gaps, also on limestone at low elevation. Conservation status: Least Concern (Ganesan et al. 2020). Native.
  9. Pterospermum obliquum Blanco, Fl. Filip. (1837) 529; Merr., EPFP 3 (1923) 50; Ganesan et al., Edinburgh J. Bot. 77 (2020) 221; Type: Andes s.n. (Merrill Species Blancoanae 286) (US, neo; A, K, NY, isoneo), Luzon: Rizal, Sep-1912. = Pterospermum sczegleewia (Turcz.) Turcz., Bull. Soc. Nat. Moscou 36 (1863) 573; ≡ Sczegleewia involucrata Turcz., Bull. Soc. Nat. Moscou 31 (1858) 233; Type: Cuming 1022 (NY, lecto; A, KW, LECB, M, MW, OXF, isolecto), Luzon: 1841. ≠ Pterospermum semisagittatum auct. non Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.; Blanco, Fl. Filip., ed. 2 (1848) 368. ≠ Pterospermum blumeanum auct. non Korth.; Merr., Bull. Bur. Forest. Philipp. Islands 1 (1903) 37. Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines. ALABAT, BILIRAN, BUAD, BURIAS, GUIMARAS, LEYTE, LUZON: Bataan, Benguet, Bulacan, Cagayan, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Laguna, Mountain Province, NCR, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Quezon, Rizal, Zambales, MARINDUQUE, MINDANAO: Davao del Sur, Zamboanga, MINDORO, NEGROS, PALAWAN, PANAY, SAMAR, SEMIRARA. Notes: Primary forests at low and medium elevation. Often common. Conservation status: Least Concern (Ganesan et al. 2020). Native.
  10. Pterospermum subpeltatum Merr. in C.B.Rob., PJS 3 c (1908) Bot. 204; Merr., EPFP 3 (1923) 51; Ganesan et al., Edinburgh J. Bot. 77 (2020) 228; Type: Williams 2350 (NY, lecto; NY, isolecto), Mindanao: Zamboanga, Sax River, 18-Feb-1905. Distribution: ?Borneo, Philippines. BASILAN, LUZON: Zambales, MINDANAO: Lanao, Lanao del Sur, Zamboanga, Zamboanga del Sur, SAMAR. Notes: Not listed for Borneo by Ganesan et al. (2020). Forested slopes, at low and medium elevation. Conservation status: Endangered B2ab(ii,iii) (Ganesan et al. 2020). Native.

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