Fatoua villosa

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Fatoua villosa

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Description

Herb or subshrub up to 1 m tall, usually branched, erect; Leaves distichous; stipules 0.3-0.5 cm long, puberulous to hirtellous, subpersistent. Inflorescences subcapitate, 0.3-1 cm diam.;

Distribution

Asia-Temperate: Taiwan (Taiwan present), Asia-Tropical: Bismarck Archipelago (Bismarck Archipelago present); Jawa (Jawa present); Lesser Sunda Is. present; Maluku (Maluku present); New Guinea present; Philippines (Philippines present); Sulawesi (Sulawesi present); Thailand (Thailand present), Australasia, Banda present, Bawean present, Ceram present, Halmahera present, Japan present, Kai Islands present, Madura present, New Caledonia present, Solomon Islands present, Tanimbar Islands present
China (incl. Taiwan), Japan, Thailand, Indochina, Australia, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia; in Malesia: Java (also Madura and Bawean), Philippines, Celebes (also Buton), Lesser Sunda Islands, Moluccas (Halmahera, Banda, Ceram, Tanimbar Islands, Kai Islands), New Guinea (also Bismarck Archipelago).

Notes

3The venation of the lamina is craspedodromous rather than brochidodromous as characteristic for the family. 2The species is very variable as with regard to habit, indumentum, and leaf characters, but varieties cannot be distinguished. 1There are no clear indications that the species is in Malesia represented by perennials (Fatoua pilosa?) and annuals (F. villosa?) see .

Citation

Bureau 1873 – In: A.DC., Prodr. 17: 256
Merr. 1923 – In: Enum. Philipp. Flow. Pl.: 36
Koord. 1924: Atlas Baumart. Java: t. 743
Thunb.: Fl. Jap.: 70
Miq. 1859 – In: Fl. Ned. Ind.: 282
F.B. Forbes & Hemsl. 1894 – In: J. Linn. Soc., Bot.: 454
Warb. 1891 – In: Bot. Jahrb. Syst.: 294
Gagnep. 1928 – In: Fl. Indo-Chine: 715
Gaudich. 1844: Voy. Bonite, Bot.: t. 84 f. 1
Koord. 1912 – In: Exkurs.-Fl. Java: 83
Engl. 1888: p. 71. – In: Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3: f. 50A, B
Benth. 1873 – In: Fl. Australia: 182
Miq. 1859 – In: Fl. Ned. Ind.: 282
Gaudich. 1844: Voy. Bonite, Bot.: t. 84 f. 3
Backer & Bakh.f. 1965 – In: Fl. Java: 14
Gaudich. 1867 – In: Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi: 192