Alseis involuta

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: Dialypetalanthoideae
Tribus: Dialypetalantheae
Genus: Alseis
Species: Alseis involuta

Name

Alseis involuta K.Schum., Fl. Bras. (Martius) 6(6): 189 (1889)

• ⧼Typi⧽:
  • Lectotypus: A.F.M. Glaziou 5883 (in flower, [7 August 1872]; K [​K000173568^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], designated by Marinho & Jardim 2016; ⧼Isolectotypi⧽: F {V0093287F (970598)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, V0093288F (606587)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, F0BN000228^{(GBIF1, GBIF2, JSTOR)} [monochrome photograph of B specimen]}, P [​P03946726^(GBIF)], R [​R000009939^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; cf. P [​P00118057^(GBIF), as 'Alseis involucrata']).
  • ⧼Syntypi⧽:
    • Mikan 33 (cf. M-0186332 / 602595 / 272243^(JSTOR) ['Ignota 33'])
    • L. Riedel s.n. (BR [​BR0000005267064^(JSTOR), under number '1054'])
• Type locality: Brazil. Provincia Rio de Janeiro:
  • Lectotypus et Mikan: in monte Corcovado.
  • Riedel: prope Rio.

Synonymy

• Marinho & Jardim (2016) places Alseis gardneri Wernham under A. involuta.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast (Bahia), Brazil Southeast (Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Notes

• Marinho & Jardim (2016) separated a number of specimens from dry caatinga vegetation that had been previously included in A. involuta into their new species A. sertaneja.

References

Primary references

• Schumann, C. 1889. Rubiaceae. Tribus Naucleeae, Henriquezieae, Cinchoneae, Rondeletieae, Condamineeae, Hedyotideae, Mussaendeae, Catesbaeeae, Hamelieae, Gardenieae. Cols. 125–442, tt. 94–151 in Martius, C.F.P. de (†), Eichler, A.G. (†) & Urban, I. (eds.), Flora Brasiliensis. Enumeratio plantarum in Brasilia hactenus detectarum quas suis aliorumque botanicorum studiis descriptas et methodo naturali digestas partim icone illustratas, Vol. VI, pars VI. Fasc. CVI. Frid. Fleischer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Glaziou, A.-F.-M. 1905–1913. Plantae Brasiliae centralis a Glaziou lectae. Liste des plantes du Brésil Central recueillies en 1861–1895. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de la France 52, Mémoires 1(3): 1–661. BHL Reference page.  [see page 336.]
• Marinho, L.C. & Jardim, J.G. 2016. Alseis sertaneja (Rubiaceae: Condamineeae), a new species endemic to the Brazilian semiarid region. Kew Bulletin 71(4)-53: 1–7. DOI: 10.1007/S12225-016-9670-5 JSTOR ResearchGate Reference page.  [see page 6.]
• Taylor, C.M. 2020. "Alseis involuta". In: Studies in Tropical Rubiaceae. Tropicos. Accessed: 6 January 2023.

Links

• Alseis involuta. Flora e Funga do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 6 January 2023.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Alseis involuta. Accessed: 2023 January 6.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Alseis involuta in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 January 6. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Alseis involuta. Published online. Accessed: 6 January 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Alseis involuta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 January 2023.