Alseis yucatanensis

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 yucatanensis

Name

Alseis yucatanensis Standl., Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 8(1): 50 (1930)

• Type: G.F. Gaumer 24247 (1917–1921; Holotype: F [​V0093289F (552252)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, determined by D.H. Lorence in 1989]; Isotypes: EAP [EAP126203^(JSTOR)], GH 00359512^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, MO-316941 (948437)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, NY [​NY00130806^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], US {US00130573 (1266301)^(GBIF), US00997893 (1266302)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}}).
  • Note: in the protologue, Standley specified cat. no. 552253 as type.
• Type locality: [Mexico.] Yucatan: Without definite locality.

Synonymy

• Alseis sp. sensu Standl., Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23(5): 1359 (1926)
  • Note: vide Standley (1930).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Southeast (Campeche, Chiapas, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Yucatán). Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Belize, Guatemala. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Notes

• Occurrence in Campeche is represented by E.F. Cabrera C. & H. de Cabrera 5327 (collected on 17 August 1983; deposited in MO-505733 (3613934)^(GBIF); also in CHAP [15039^(GBIF)], MEXU [​PV405328]).
• Occurrence in Chiapas is represented by E.M. Martínez S. 19045 (collected at 100 km southeast of Palenque, Ocosingo, alt. 350 m, 27 June 1986; deposited in MO-505713 (3802129)^(GBIF); also in F [​2072460^(GBIF)], MEXU [​PV435933], XAL [P13386^(GBIF)]).
• Occurrence in Quintana Roo is represented by J.I. Calzada, E. Ucán Ek & C. Chan V. 7118 (collected at alt. 50 m, 19 November 1980; deposited in MO-508169 (3613969)^(GBIF); also in NO [​NO0007960]).
• Occurrence in Tabasco is represented by E. Matuda 3333 (collected at La Palma, Balancán, alt. 18–22 m, 1–6 June 1939; deposited in MO-505717 (1195651)^(GBIF); also in MEXU [​PV97814]).
• Belizean occurrence is represented by P.H. Gentle 1690 (collected at Gracie Rock, Sibun River, Belize, alt. 5–130 m, 22 July 1935; deposited in MO-518782 (1097670)^(GBIF); also in MEXU {PV84607, PV1018682}).
• Guatemalan occurrence is represented by T.B. Croat 24733 (collected at ca. 5 miles south of entrance to Tikal National Park, 19 June 1973; deposited in MO {MO-344579 (2157427) & MO-344580 (2157426)^(GBIF)}).

References

Primary references

• Standley, P.C. 1930. Studies of American plants – III. Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 8(1): 3–73. BHL. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Standley, P.C. 1926. Trees and shrubs of Mexico (Bignoniaceae–Asteraceae). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 23(5): 1313–1721. BHL Reference page. 
• Lorence, D.H. 1999. A Nomenclator of Mexican and Central American Rubiaceae. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 73: 1–177. ISBN 0-915279-6-22 BHL Reference page.  [see page 7.]
• Borhidi, A. 2006. Rubiaceás de México. 512 pp. Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó. ISBN 9789630582650 Google Books. Reference page.  [see pages 31–32.]
• Taylor, C.M. 2012. Alseis yucatanensis. Pp. 24 in Lorence, D.H. & Taylor, C.M., 207. Rubiaceae. In Davidse, G., Sousa S., M., Knapp, S. & Chiang, F. (eds.), Flora Mesoamericana, Vol. 4, Parte 2: Rubiaceae a Verbenaceae. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México; Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis; The Natural History Museum, London. ISBN 978-1-935641-08-7. Online Reference page. 
• Taylor, C.M. 2020. "Alseis yucatanensis". In: Studies in Tropical Rubiaceae. Tropicos. Accessed: 5 January 2023.

Links

• IUCN: Alseis yucatanensis Standl. (Least Concern) - Assessed by A.C.D. Fuentes, E. Martínez Salas & M.S. Samain on 10 November 2020 and published in 2021.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Alseis yucatanensis. Accessed: 2023 January 5.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Alseis yucatanensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 January 5. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Alseis yucatanensis. Published online. Accessed: 5 January 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Alseis yucatanensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 5 January 2023.

Vernacular names

español: Cacaoche