Microcos tomentosaSm.

WFO wfo-0000451671 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Microcos tomentosa, photographed by Ong Jyh Seng
fig. a Ong Jyh Seng, CC BY-SA 4.0 / 2021-10-29 / obs. 166216489
Microcos tomentosa, photographed by Ong Jyh Seng
fig. b Ong Jyh Seng, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 151924687
Microcos tomentosa, photographed by Ong Jyh Seng
fig. c Ong Jyh Seng, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 126828121
Microcos tomentosa, photographed by Ong Jyh Seng
fig. d Ong Jyh Seng, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 92234542
Microcos tomentosa, photographed by Ong Jyh Seng
fig. e Ong Jyh Seng, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 89524107
Microcos tomentosa, photographed by Ong Jyh Seng
fig. f Ong Jyh Seng, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 59307927
Microcos tomentosa, photographed by Ong Jyh Seng
fig. g Ong Jyh Seng, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 56212859
Microcos tomentosa, photographed by Ong Jyh Seng
fig. h Ong Jyh Seng, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 56212865

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Native range 11 botanical countries

Regions where Microcos tomentosa is native: Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam BangladeshBorneoCambodiaJawaLaosMalayaMyanmarPhilippinesSumateraThailandVietnam
Native distribution of Microcos tomentosa, 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.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Bangladesh BAN ASIA-TROPICAL
Borneo BOR
Cambodia CBD
Jawa JAW
Laos LAO
Malaya MLY
Myanmar MYA
Philippines PHI
Sumatera SUM
Thailand THA
Vietnam VIE

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 4 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.

  • Grewia affinis Hassk.
  • Grewia blumei Hassk.
  • Grewia cumingiana Turcz.
  • Grewia paniculata Roxb. ex DC.

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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