Canthium simile

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: Vanguerieae
Genus: Canthium
Species: Canthium simile

Name

Canthium simile Merr. & Chun, Sunyatsenia 2(1): 19 (–20; t. 11) (1934)

• Typus: S.P. Ko (高锡朋) 51421 (7 May 1931; Holotypus: NY [​NY00130976^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; cf. IBK [​IBK00098752 (50133), without type indication], IBSC {0005804, 0396250 (53842)^{(GBIF, NSII)} [without type indication]}).
• Type locality: [China.] Kwangtung [Guangdong]: Sunyi, Funshui Au, Puryum Hang, herb in forests.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China China South-Central (Yunnan), Hainan, China Southeast (Guangdong, Guangxi). Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indo-China Vietnam [see Notes]. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Notes

• Chen et al. (2011) reported Vietnamese occurrence based on Thorel 1294 (deposited at GH).

References

Primary references

• Merrill, E.D. & Chun, W.Y. 1934. Contributions to our knowledge of the Kwangtung Flora, II. Sunyatsenia 2(1): 3–22. Google Books (only snippets available). Google Books (another version; only snippets available). Reference page. 

Additional references

• Chen, T., Taylor, C.M. & Lantz, H. 2011. Canthium simile. Pp. 84, 85 in Wu, Zh.Y. , Raven, P.H. & Hong, D.-Y. (eds.), Flora of China. Volume 19: Cucurbitaceae through Valerianaceae, with Annonaceae and Berberidaceae. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, ISBN 978-1-935641-04-9. efloras PDFReference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Canthium simile. Accessed: 2023 December 19.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Canthium simile in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 December 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Canthium simile. Published online. Accessed: 19 December 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Canthium simile. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 December 2023.

Vernacular names

中文: 大叶鱼骨木