Chimarrhis latifolia

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: Dialypetalantheae
Genus: Chimarrhis
Species: Chimarrhis latifolia

Name

Chimarrhis latifolia Standl., Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 4(8): 265 (1929)

• Typus: G.P. Cooper & G.M. Slater 260 (in fruit, July–August 1927; Holotypus: F [​V0068689F (573160)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; ⧼Isotypi⧽: US [​US00137311 (1317626)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], WIS [WIS00000990MAD (10613)^(JSTOR)]).
• Type locality: Panama. Chiriquí: Progreso.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Costa Rica, Panama. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Notes

• Costa Rican occurrence is represented by B.E. Hammel, A. Chacón & G. Herrera C. 17719 (in fruit, collected in Osa, Puntarenas, alt. 50–200 m, 3 January 1990; deposited in MO-997424 (3840516)^(GBIF); also in CR {149905^(GBIF), INB0002918941^(GBIF) [ex INB]}, PMA [​PMA60656 (61762)]).

References

Primary references

• Standley, P.C. 1929. Studies of American plants—I. Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 4(8): 197–299. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Delprete, P.G. 1999. Rondeletieae (Rubiaceae)―Part I (Rustia, Tresanthera, Condaminea, Picardaea, Pogonopus, Chimarrhis, Dioicodendron, Molopanthera, Dolichodelphys, and Parachimarrhis). Flora Neotropica Monograph 77: 1–226. JSTOR Reference page.  [see pages 144–147.]
• Delprete, P.G. & Taylor, C.M. 2012. Chimarrhis latifolia. Pp. 90–91 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. 

Links

• IUCN: Chimarrhis latifolia Standl. (Least Concern) - Assessed by R. Condit on 12 June 2018.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Chimarrhis latifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 January 29. Reference page. 
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Chimarrhis latifolia. Accessed: 2023 January 29.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Chimarrhis latifolia. Published online. Accessed: 29 January 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Chimarrhis latifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 January 2023.

Vernacular names

español: Yema de Huevo [Costa Rica]