Sylvainia natalensis

Inflorescence of Sylvainia natalensis

Fruit of Sylvainia natalensis

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: Naucleeae
Genus: Sylvainia
Species: Sylvainia natalensis

Name

Sylvainia natalensis (Oliv.) M.F.Romero & R.M.Salas, Pl. Ecol. Evol. 156(1): 107 (2023)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Cephalanthus natalensis Oliv., Hooker's Icon. Pl. 14: 22–23, t. 1331 (1881)
    • Typus:
      • Lectotypus [first-step by Ridsdale 1976: 183; second-step by Romero et al. 2023: 107]: W.T. Gerrard 1495 (K [​K000394935^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, received July 1865, right-top specimen]; Isolectotypus: K000394934^{(GBIF, JSTOR)} ["Natal & Zululand", purchased March 1872, left-top specimen]).
    • Note: Ridsdale designated a collection deposited in 'CR' [Museo Nacional de Costa Rica] as lectotype, which should be regarded as an obvious typographical error since all the type specimens studied by D. Oliver are deposited in K (vide Stafleu & Cowan 1981).
      • Syntypus: W.G. Atherstone s.n. (K [​K000394933^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, lower specimens]).
• Type locality: [South Africa.]
  • Lectotypus: Natal.
  • Syntypus: Transvaal: [chiefly near Lydenburg].

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa East Tropical Africa Tanzania. South Tropical Africa Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe [​fide Romero et al. 2023: 109]. Southern Africa Lesotho, KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, Northern Provinces (Mpumalanga, Northern Province). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Romero, M.F., Gonzalez, A.M. & Salas, R.M. 2023. Sylvainia, a new monospecific genus within the subtribe Cephalanthinae (Rubiaceae, Naucleeae). Plant Ecology and Evolution 156(1): 85–111. DOI: 10.5091/plecevo.90423 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Hooker, J.D. (ed.) 1880–1882. Hooker's Icones Plantarum, or Figures, with Descriptive Characters and Remarks, of New and Rare Plants, Selected from the Kew Herbarium. Vol. 14 (= Third series, Vol. 4): 79 pp., pls. 1301–1400. London: William & Norgate. BHL Reference page. 
• Ridsdale, C.E. 1976. A revision of the tribe Cephalantheae (Rubiaceae). Blumea 23(1): 177–188. PDF. Reference page. 
• Stafleu, F.A. & Cowan, R.S. 1981. Taxonomic Literature: A Selective Guide to Botanical Publications and Collections with Dates, Commentaries and Types, Vol. 3: Lh–O. Second Edition. 980 pp. Bohn, Scheltema & Holkema, Utrecht. BHL. Reference page.  [see page 819]
• Taylor, C.M. 2023. Sylvainia natalensis (Oliv.) F.M. Romero & R.M. Salas. In: C.M. Taylor & collaborators, Rubiaceae Project. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos. Accessed: 29 October 2023.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Cephalanthus natalensis. Accessed: 2023 October 29.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Sylvainia natalensis. Accessed: 2023 October 29.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Sylvainia natalensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 August 2. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Sylvainia natalensis. Published online. Accessed: 29 October 2023.
• IUCN: Cephalanthus natalensis Oliv. (Least Concern) - Assessed by Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group on 12 June 2018 and published in 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Sylvainia natalensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 October 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cephalanthus natalensis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 12 February 2022.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Witaarbeibos
English: Strawberry Bush
chiShona: Musipwe
SiSwati: umFomfo
Sesotho: Mothotwê
Tshivenda: Murondo
isiZulu: umFimfi

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