Chassalia albiflora

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: Rubioideae
Tribus: Palicoureeae
Genus: Chassalia
Species: Chassalia albiflora

Name

Chassalia albiflora K.Krause, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 39(3–4): 566 (1907)

• ⧼Syntypi⧽:
  • A. Engler 3378 (in flower, 5 October 1905; B 10 0605876^(GBIF); Isosyntypus: EA [EA0000001776^(JSTOR)]).
  • Scheffler 119 (in flower, 13 September 1899; B [destroyed]).
  • O. Warnecke 490 (in flower, September 1903; B [destroyed]; ⧼Isosyntypi⧽: BM [​BM000903537^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, ex B], K [​K000319043^(GBIF), ex B], P [​P00156245^(GBIF), ex B]).
• Type locality: [TANZANIA.] Ost-Usambara:
  • Engler: im Regenwald auf dem Gonjaberg [Mount Gonja] bei 900 m ü. M.
  • Scheffler: bei Derema auf humusreichem, sehr schattigem, feuchtem Waldboden im dichtesten Unterholz.
  • Warnecke: im Urwalde von Amani bei 950 m ü. M.

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Psychotria albiflora (K.Krause) De Wild., Pl. Bequaert. 2: 328 (1924); not accepted by Verdcourt (1975, 1976) [cited as Chassalia albiflora]

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa East Tropical Africa Tanzania. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Krause, K. 1907. Rubiaceae africanae. Mit 1 Figur im Text. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 39(3–4): 516–572. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• De Wildeman, E. 1923–1924. Plantae Bequaertianae études sur les récoltes botaniques du Dr. J. Bequaert, chargé de missions au Congo Belge (1913-1915) 2: 569 pp. Google Books. Reference page. 
• Verdcourt, B. 1975. Studies in the Rubiaceae: Rubioideae for the 'Flora of Tropical East Africa': I. Kew Bulletin 30(2): 247–326. DOI: 10.2307/4103159 Reference page.  [see pages 274.]
• Verdcourt, B. 1976. Rubiaceae. 414 pp. In Polhill, R.M. (ed.), Flora of Tropical East Africa. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, United Kingdom. Online (JSTOR). Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN: Chassalia albiflora K.Krause (Vulnerable) - Assessed by M. Amano, E. Kelbessa, R.E. Gereau, A. Hemp, C. Kabuye, J. Kalema, W. Kindeketa, W.R.Q. Luke, I. Malombe, V. Minani & H. Ndangalasi on 5 November 2014 and published in 2020.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Chassalia albiflora. Accessed: 2023 January 14.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Chassalia albiflora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 January 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Chassalia albiflora. Published online. Accessed: 14 January 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Chassalia albiflora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 January 2023.