Arachnothryx gracilispica

Taxonavigation

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

Arachnothryx gracilispica (Standl.) Borhidi, Acta Bot. Hung. 33(3–4): 302 (1987)

Basionym
- Rondeletia gracilispica Standl., Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 8(5): 342 (1931)
  - Typus: C. Jurgensen 935 (1843–1844; Holotypus: K [K000173879^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; Isotypus: F [V0070857F (638741)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, fragment]).
  - Type locality: Mexico. Oaxaca: "Sierra San Pedro Nolasco, Talea, &c.".

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central (Puebla), Mexico Northeast (Hidalgo) [fide Villaseñor 2016 et Fuentes et al. 2021], Mexico Gulf (Veracruz), Mexico Southwest (Oaxaca). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Occurrence in Veracruz is represented by Donovan S. Correll & H.B. Correll 28736 (collected on 6 January 1964; deposited in MO-507434 (3572593)^(GBIF); also in LL [00373188^(GBIF)], MEXU [PVT174209]), type of Rondeletia minor Lundell.

Borhidi, A. 1987. Studies in Rondeletieae (Rubiaceae) X. New combinations of Central American taxa. Acta Botanica Hungarica 33(3–4): 301–303. Arcanum Digitheca Reference page.

Standley, P.C. 1931. Studies of American Plants—V. Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 8(5): 293–398. BHL Reference page.
Lorece, D.H. 2012. Arachnothryx gracilispica. Pp. 51 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.
Villaseñor, J.L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559–902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017 Online PDF Reference page. [see page 870.]
Borhidi, A.L. 2017. Revisión crítica del género Arachnothryx Planch.. Acta Botanica Hungarica 59(3–4): 287–318. DOI: 10.1556/034.59.2017.3-4.2 ResearchGate Reference page. [see pages 305–306.]

IUCN: Arachnothryx gracilispica (Standl.) Borhidi (Least Concern) - Assessed by A.C.D. Fuentes, E. Martínez Salas & M.-S. Samain on 22 September 2020 and published in 2021.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Arachnothryx gracilispica. Accessed: 2022 December 27.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Arachnothryx gracilispica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 December 27. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Arachnothryx gracilispica. Published online. Accessed: 27 December 2022.
Tropicos.org 2022. Arachnothryx gracilispica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 December 2022.