Arachnothryx chimboracensis

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: Guettardeae
Genus: Arachnothryx
Species: Arachnothryx chimboracensis

Name

Arachnothryx chimboracensis (Standl.) Steyerm., Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 17(1): 258 (1967)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Rondeletia chimboracensis Standl., Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 7(2): 203 (1931)
    • Typus: R. Spruce 6187 (in flower, July 1860; Holotypus: K [​K000006494^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; ⧼Isotypi⧽: BM [​BM000777542^(GBIF)], E [​E00932399^(GBIF)], F [​V0070911F (591803)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; cf. P [​P03905478^(GBIF), without type indication]).
    • Type locality: Ecuador. At the base of Mt. Chimborazo, alt. 900 m.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Ecuador. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Maguire, B. & Steyermark, J.A. 1967. Rubiaceae. In Maguire, B. & collaborators. The botany of the Guayana Highland – Part VII. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 17(1): 230–439. Google Books. World Flora Online Monographs Details, NYBG Steere Herbarium. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Standley, P.C. 1931. The Rubiaceae of Ecuador. Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 7(2): 179–251. BHL Reference page. 
• Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) 1999. Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i–viii, 1–1181. Online. Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN: Arachnothryx chimboracensis (Standl.) Steyerm. (Critically Endangered) - Assessed by T. Jaramillo, X. Cornejo & N. Pitman on 30 April 2004.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Arachnothryx chimboracensis. Accessed: 2022 December 11.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Arachnothryx chimboracensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 December 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Arachnothryx chimboracensis. Published online. Accessed: 11 December 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Arachnothryx chimboracensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 December 2022.