Microcos paniculataL.

WFO wfo-0000451652 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Microcos paniculata, photographed by OnePlanet
fig. a OnePlanet, CC BY 4.0 / 2021-07-17 / obs. 144023837
Microcos paniculata, photographed by Ong Jyh Seng
fig. b Ong Jyh Seng, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 127084089
Microcos paniculata, photographed by Ong Jyh Seng
fig. c Ong Jyh Seng, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 127086795
Microcos paniculata, photographed by Agnes Trekker
fig. d Agnes Trekker, CC0 1.0 / obs. 125232604
Microcos paniculata, photographed by Manoj Karingamadathil
fig. e Manoj Karingamadathil, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 50482630
Microcos paniculata, photographed by renjus box
fig. f renjus box, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 81565235
Microcos paniculata, photographed by portioid
fig. g portioid, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 20123793
Microcos paniculata, photographed by S.MORE
fig. h S.MORE, CC0 1.0 / obs. 55325889

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Native range 18 botanical countries

Regions where Microcos paniculata is native: China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam China South-CentralChina SoutheastHainanAssamBangladeshCambodiaEast HimalayaIndiaLaosLesser Sunda Is.MalayaMyanmarPakistanSri LankaThailandVietnam Andaman Is.Nicobar Is.
Native distribution of Microcos paniculata, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Andaman Is. AND ASIA-TROPICAL
Assam ASS
Bangladesh BAN
Cambodia CBD
East Himalaya EHM
India IND
Laos LAO
Lesser Sunda Is. LSI
Malaya MLY
Myanmar MYA
Nicobar Is. NCB
Pakistan PAK
Sri Lanka SRL
Thailand THA
Vietnam VIE
China South-Central CHC ASIA-TEMPERATE
China Southeast CHS
Hainan CHH

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 11 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Arsis rugosa Lour.
  • Fallopia nervosa Lour.
  • Grewia affinis Lindl.
  • Grewia microcos L.
  • Grewia microcos var. rugosa Wall. ex Mast.
  • Grewia muenterii Walp.
  • Grewia nervosa (Lour.) Panigrahi
  • Grewia ulmifolia Roxb.
  • Microcos glabra Jack
  • Microcos mala Buch.-Ham.
  • Microcos nervosa (Lour.) S.Y.Hu

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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