Psychotria gilletii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Rubioideae
Tribus: Psychotrieae
Genus: Psychotria
Species: Psychotria gilletii

Name

Psychotria gilletii De Wild., Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., sér. 5, 1: 208 (1906), 'Psychotria Gilletii'

• ⧼Typi⧽:
  • Lectotypus: J. Gillet s.n. (January 1903; BR [​BR0000008853486^(JSTOR), designated by Petit 1964: 71]; Isolectotypus: K [​fide Petit 1964]).
    • Type locality: [The Democratic Republic of the] Congo. District du Bas-Congo: entre Tumba et Kimpese.
  • ⧼Syntypi⧽: J. Gillet 487 (BR {BR0000008853424^(JSTOR), BR0000008853455^(JSTOR)}), J. Gillet 889 (BR [​BR0000008853462^(JSTOR)]) et J. Gillet 251.
    • Type locality: [The Democratic Republic of the] Congo. District du Bas-Congo: Kisantu.

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Grumilea quadrangularis De Wild., Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 9: 45 (1923); not accepted by Petit (1964: 70) [cited as Psychotria gilletii]
    • Typus: A. Sparano 32 (in flower and fruit, 7 June 1913; Holotypus: BR [​BR0000008853400^(JSTOR)]).
    • Type locality: [The Democratic Republic of the Congo. District du Kasai:] Miao.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West-Central Tropical Africa Congo, Gabon, Zaïre. South Tropical Africa Angola. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• De Wildeman, É. 1904. Études de systématique et de géographie botaniques sur la flore du Bas- et du Moyen-Congo. Vol. I, Fasc. II. Annales du Museé du Congo (Belge). Botanique, série 5, 1(2): 81–212, tt. XXVI–XLIII. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 

Additional references

• De Wildeman, É. 1923. Remarques sur les espèces africaines du genre Grumilea Gaertn.. Bulletin du Jardin botanique de l’État à Bruxelles 9: 21–58. DOI: 10.2307/3666462 Reference page. 
• Petit, E. 1964. Les espèces africaines du genre Psychotria L. (Rubiaceae): I. Bulletin du Jardin botanique de l’État à Bruxelles 34(1): 1–160. DOI: 10.2307/3667373 Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN: Psychotria gilletii De Wild. (Least Concern) - Assessed by Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group on 12 June 2018 and published in 2019.
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Psychotria gilletii. Published online. Accessed: 15 October 2021.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Psychotria gilletii. Accessed: 2022 December 30.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Psychotria gilletii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 December 30. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Psychotria gilletii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 December 2022.