Airosperma ramuensis

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: Cinchonoideae
Tribus: Airospermeae
Genus: Airosperma
Species: Airosperma ramuensis

Name

Airosperma ramuensis Lauterb. & K.Schum., Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee: 566 (1901 publ. 1900)

• Typus: Rodatz & Klink 206 (in flower and fruit, 3 July 1899; Holotypus: ?B [presumably destroyed]).
• Type locality: Kaiser Wilhelmsland [= Northeastern PAPUA NEW GUINEA]. Bismarck-Gebirge.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Papuasia New Guinea (Papua New Guinea) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schumann, K.M. & Lauterbach, C.A.G. 1900–1901. Die Flora der deutschen Schutzgebiete in der Südsee. 613 pp. XXII pl. Gebrüder Borntraeger, Leipzig. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Darwin, S.P. 1980. Notes on Airosperma (Rubiaceae), with a new species from Fiji. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 61(1): 95–105. JSTOR BHL Reference page.  [see pages 100–101.]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Airosperma ramuensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Airosperma ramuensis. Published online. Accessed: 24 October 2022.