Symplocos cochinchinensis explained

Symplocos cochinchinensis is a species of flowering plant in the sapphire-berry family Symplocaceae, native to tropical and subtropical Asia.^[1] The widespread Symplocos cochinchinensis subsp./var. laurina is now considered a synonym of Symplocos acuminata.^[2]

Subtaxa

The following subspecies and varieties are accepted:^[1]

• Symplocos cochinchinensis var. aneityensis (Brand) Noot. – Vanuatu
• Symplocos cochinchinensis var. angustifolia (Guillaumin) Noot. – Hainan, Vietnam
• Symplocos cochinchinensis var. doormannensis (Brand) Noot. – New Guinea
• Symplocos cochinchinensis var. floresana Noot. – Flores
• Symplocos cochinchinensis var. glaberrima Noot. – Queensland
• Symplocos cochinchinensis var. imbricata (Brand) Noot. – Luzon
• Symplocos cochinchinensis var. insularis Noot. – Papua New Guinea
• Symplocos cochinchinensis subsp. leptophylla (Brand) Noot. – Bismarck Archipelago, Fiji, Maluku Islands, New Guinea, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
• Symplocos cochinchinensis var. longilobata Noot. – Papua New Guinea
• Symplocos cochinchinensis var. molobros (Brand) Noot. – New Guinea
• Symplocos cochinchinensis var. monticola Noot. – Papua New Guinea
• Symplocos cochinchinensis var. orbicularis (Hemsl.) Noot. – New Guinea
• Symplocos cochinchinensis var. ovata Noot. – Papua New Guinea
• Symplocos cochinchinensis var. parvifolia Noot. – Papua New Guinea
• Symplocos cochinchinensis var. pedicellata Noot. – Papua New Guinea
• Symplocos cochinchinensis var. philippinensis (Brand) Noot. – Java, Lesser Sunda Islands, Maluku Islands, Philippines, Sulawesi, Taiwan
• Symplocos cochinchinensis var. reginae (Brand) Noot. – New Guinea
• Symplocos cochinchinensis var. revoluta Noot. – New Guinea
• Symplocos cochinchinensis var. schumanniana (Brand) Noot. – Bismarck Archipelago, Maluku Islands, New Guinea
• Symplocos cochinchinensis var. sessifolia (Blume) Noot. – west and central Java
• Symplocos cochinchinensis var. sogeriensis (Brand) Noot. – New Guinea
• Symplocos cochinchinensis var. tomentosa Noot. – Louisiade Archipelago
• Symplocos cochinchinensis var. versteegii (Brand) Noot. – New Guinea

Notes and References

1. Web site: Symplocos cochinchinensis (Lour.) S.Moore . . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 24 May 2021 .
2. Web site: Symplocos acuminata (Blume) Miq. . . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 24 May 2021 .