''Tupistra'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of about 20

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s found in south Asia, from southern

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

Sumatra Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 (182,812 mi.2), not including adjacent i ...

and

Ambon Island Ambon Island is part of the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. The island has an area of and is mountainous, well watered, and fertile. Ambon Island consists of two territories: the city of Ambon, Maluku, Ambon to the south and various districts ('' ...

. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the

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Asparagaceae Asparagaceae, known as the asparagus family, is a family of flowering plants, placed in the order Asparagales of the monocots. The family name is based on the edible garden asparagus, ''Asparagus officinalis''. Those who live in the temperate c ...

, subfamily Nolinoideae (formerly the family Ruscaceae).

Species

, the

World Checklist of Selected Plant Families The World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (usually abbreviated to WCSP) is an "international collaborative programme that provides the latest peer reviewed and published opinions on the accepted scientific names and synonyms of selected plan ...

(WCSP) recognized 21 species: # '' Tupistra clarkei'' Hook.f. - Nepal, Sikkim # '' Tupistra elegans'' N.Tanaka - Perak # '' Tupistra fungilliformis'' F.T.Wang & S.Yun Liang - Yunnan, Guangxi # '' Tupistra grandis'' Ridl. - Malaysia # '' Tupistra grandistigma'' F.T.Wang & S.Yun Liang - Guangxi, Yunnan, Vietnam # ''

Tupistra kressii ''Tupistra'' is a genus of about 20 species of flowering plants found in south Asia, from southern China to Sumatra and Ambon Island. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae (formerly ...

'' N.Tanaka - Thailand # ''

Tupistra laotica ''Tupistra'' is a genus of about 20 species of flowering plants found in south Asia, from southern China to Sumatra and Ambon Island. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae (formerl ...

'' N.Tanaka - Laos # '' Tupistra malaiana'' N.Tanaka - Thailand, Malaysia # ''

Tupistra muricata ''Tupistra'' is a genus of about 20 species of flowering plants found in south Asia, from southern China to Sumatra and Ambon Island. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae (formerl ...

'' (Gagnep.) N.Tanaka - Laos, Thailand, Yunnan, Guangxi # ''

Tupistra nutans ''Tupistra'' is a genus of about 20 species of flowering plants found in south Asia, from southern China to Sumatra and Ambon Island. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae (formerly ...

'' Wall. ex Lindl. - Assam, Bangladesh # ''

Tupistra ochracea ''Tupistra'' is a genus of about 20 species of flowering plants found in south Asia, from southern China to Sumatra and Ambon Island. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae (formerly ...

'' (Ridl.) N.Tanaka - Malaysia # ''

Tupistra penangensis ''Tupistra'' is a genus of about 20 species of flowering plants found in south Asia, from southern China to Sumatra and Ambon Island. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae (formerly ...

'' N.Tanaka - Penang Island # ''

Tupistra pingbianensis ''Tupistra'' is a genus of about 20 species of flowering plants found in south Asia, from southern China to Sumatra and Ambon Island. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae (formerly ...

'' J.L.Huang & X.Z.Liu - Yunnan # ''

Tupistra robusta ''Tupistra'' is a genus of about 20 species of flowering plants found in south Asia, from southern China to Sumatra and Ambon Island. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae (formerly ...

'' N.Tanaka - Perak # ''

Tupistra squalida ''Tupistra'' is a genus of about 20 species of flowering plants found in south Asia, from southern China to Sumatra and Ambon Island. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae (formerly ...

'' Ker Gawl. - Ambon # ''

Tupistra stoliczana ''Tupistra'' is a genus of about 20 species of flowering plants found in south Asia, from southern China to Sumatra and Ambon Island. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae (formerly ...

'' Kurz - Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Myanmar, Thailand # ''

Tupistra sumatrensis ''Tupistra'' is a genus of about 20 species of flowering plants found in south Asia, from southern China to Sumatra and Ambon Island. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae (formerly ...

'' N.Tanaka - Sumatra # ''

Tupistra theana ''Tupistra'' is a genus of about 20 species of flowering plants found in south Asia, from southern China to Sumatra and Ambon Island. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae (formerly ...

'' Aver. & N.Tanaka - Vietnam # ''

Tupistra tupistroides ''Tupistra'' is a genus of about 20 species of flowering plants found in south Asia, from southern China to Sumatra and Ambon Island. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae (formerly ...

'' (Kunth) Dandy - Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam # ''

Tupistra urceolata ''Tupistra'' is a genus of about 20 species of flowering plants found in south Asia, from southern China to Sumatra and Ambon Island. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae (formerly ...

'' N.Tanaka & W.J.Kress - Thailand # ''

Tupistra violacea ''Tupistra'' is a genus of about 20 species of flowering plants found in south Asia, from southern China to Sumatra and Ambon Island. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae (formerl ...

'' Ridl. - Thailand, Malaysia According to WCSP, the following are synonyms: * ''Tupistra albiflora'' K.Larsen = ''T. muricata'' * ''Tupistra longispica'' Y.Wan & X.H.Lu = ''T. muricata'' * ''Tupistra veratrifolia'' Kurz ex Dunn = ''T. stoliczana'' * ''Tupistra verruculosa'' Q.H.Chen = ''

Rohdea verruculosa ''Rohdea'' is a genus of plants native to eastern Asia (China, Japan, the Himalayas and Indochina). It was long thought to contain only a single species, ''R. japonica'', but recent studies have resulted in several other taxa being transferred in ...

'' (Q.H.Chen) N.Tanaka

References

Asparagaceae genera Nolinoideae {{Asparagaceae-stub