Augusta (Rubiaceae)

Augusta longifolia

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: Augusteae
Genus: Augustea
Species: A. austrocaledonica – A. longifolia – A. rivalis – A. vitiensis

Name

Augusta Pohl, Pl. Bras. Icon. Descr. 2: 1. (1828), nom. et typ. cons.

• Type species: Augusta longifolia (Spreng.) Rehder, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935: 364. (1935)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Schreibersia Pohl, Flora 8: 183. (1825), nom. nud.
  • Augustea DC., Prodr. 4: 404. (1830), orth. var.
  • Bonifacia Silva Manso ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 216. (1840)
  • Siphonia Benth., Pl. Hartw.: 84 (1841), nom. illeg.
  • Lindenia Benth., Hooker's Icon. Pl. 5: t. 476. (1842)

Homonyms

• • Augusta Leandro, Denkschr. Königl. Akad. Wiss. München 7: 235. (1819)

References

• Pohl, J.B.E. 1820. Plantarum Brasiliae Icones et Descriptiones 2: 1.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Augusta in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Mar. 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Augusta. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 22 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Augusta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Mar. 2019.
• Tropicos.org: Rubiaceae: Augusta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Mar. 22.

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