Trophis scandens(Lour.) Hook. & Arn.

WFO wfo-0001084930 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Trophis scandens, photographed by Greg Tasney
fig. a Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0 / 2022-06-11 / obs. 205071084
Trophis scandens, photographed by Greg Tasney
fig. b Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 203471027
Trophis scandens, photographed by Greg Tasney
fig. c Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 203443051
Trophis scandens, photographed by Greg Tasney
fig. d Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 198591497
Trophis scandens, photographed by Greg Tasney
fig. e Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 195870670
Trophis scandens, photographed by Greg Tasney
fig. f Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 192822705
Trophis scandens, photographed by Steve Fitzgerald
fig. g Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 191461620
Trophis scandens, photographed by Greg Tasney
fig. h Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 190578508

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Native range 28 botanical countries

Regions where Trophis scandens is native: China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Taiwan, Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam, New South Wales, Norfolk Is., Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia, Caroline Is., Fiji, Marianas, New Caledonia, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu China South-CentralChina SoutheastHainanTaiwanBorneoJawaLesser Sunda Is.MalayaMalukuMyanmarNew GuineaPhilippinesSulawesiSumateraThailandVietnamNew South WalesNorthern TerritoryQueenslandWestern AustraliaFijiNew Caledonia Norfolk Is.Caroline Is.MarianasSamoaTongaVanuatu
Native distribution of Trophis scandens, 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
Borneo BOR ASIA-TROPICAL
Jawa JAW
Lesser Sunda Is. LSI
Malaya MLY
Maluku MOL
Myanmar MYA
New Guinea NWG
Philippines PHI
Sulawesi SUL
Sumatera SUM
Thailand THA
Vietnam VIE
Caroline Is. CRL PACIFIC
Fiji FIJ
Marianas MRN
New Caledonia NWC
Samoa SAM
Tonga TON
Vanuatu VAN
New South Wales NSW AUSTRALASIA
Norfolk Is. NFK
Northern Territory NTA
Queensland QLD
Western Australia WAU
China South-Central CHC ASIA-TEMPERATE
China Southeast CHS
Hainan CHH
Taiwan TAI

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 26 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.

  • Caturus acuminatus (Planch.) Seem.
  • Caturus cunninghamii Seem.
  • Caturus deplanchei Seem.
  • Caturus fagifolius Seem.
  • Caturus pelagicus Seem.
  • Caturus scandens Lour.
  • Cephalotrophis javanica Blume
  • Cephalotrophis puberula Miq.
  • Dumartroya fagifolia Gaudich.
  • Maclura javanica Miq.
  • Malaisia aculeata Blume
  • Malaisia acuminata Planch.
  • Malaisia blancoi Elmer
  • Malaisia cunninghamii Planch.
  • Malaisia puberula (Miq.) Bureau
  • Malaisia scandens (Lour.) Planch.
  • Malaisia scandens subsp. megacarpa P.S.Green
  • Malaisia spinosa Blume
  • Malaisia tortuosa Blanco
  • Malaisia tortuosa var. acuminata (Planch.) Bureau
  • Malaisia tortuosa var. viridescens (Planch.) Bureau
  • Malaisia viridescens Planch.
  • Morus javanica Blume
  • Paratrophis ostermeyeri Rechinger

and 2 more.

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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