Coprosma rigida

Coprosma rigida

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: Anthospermeae
Genus: Coprosma
Species: Coprosma rigida

Name

Coprosma rigida Cheeseman, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 19: 243 (1886 publ. 1887)

• Type: T.F. Cheeseman s.n. (female, September 1881; AK(-AK8903, -AK8904); 'cotype' [= syntype]: WELT SP049080, SP049081(/A, /B)) fide Oliver (1935: 80, 204).
  • Note: AK and WELT house more syntypic specimens with the same collector and locality (AK: AK8900, AK8901, AK8902, AK212411; WELT: SP049082, SP049111).
• Type locality: New Zealand. North Island: Mercer.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Coprosma aurantiaca Colenso, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 22: 464 (1889 publ. 1890); not accepted by Oliver (1935: 79) and Govaerts (1999, 2003) [cited as Coprosma rigida]
    • Type: W. Colenso s.n. (1886–1889; AK-AK8907, WELT (SP023355/A, SP023356/A, SP023357/A, SP023358/A, SP023359, SP023360, SP023802/A, SP023803/A; see St George 2009)) and W. Colenso s.n. (1884).
    • Type locality: New Zealand. [North Island:]
      • 1886–1889: South of Dannevirke, on low flats, sides of streams, open lands.
      • 1884: in similar localities near Norsewood.
  • Coprosma lentissima Colenso, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 22: 465 (1889 publ. 1890); not accepted by Oliver (1935: 79) and Govaerts (1999, 2003) [cited as Coprosma rigida]
    • Type: W. Colenso s.n. (1889; AK-AK8908, WELT (SP023361, SP023362/A, SP023804; see St George 2009)).
    • Type locality: New Zealand. [North Island:] south of Dannevirke, outer edges of woods, open plains.
  • Coprosma turbinata Colenso, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 24: 389 (1891 publ. 1892); not accepted by Oliver (1935: 79) and Govaerts (1999, 2003) [cited as Coprosma rigida]
    • Type: W. Colenso s.n. (1890–1891; AK(-AK8905, -AK8906, -AK209497), WELT (SP023363, SP023364/A, SP023365, SP023366, SP023367/A, SP023368/A, SP023369/A, SP023370/A, SP023371, SP023805/A, SP023806/A; see St George 2009)).
    • Type locality: New Zealand. [North Island:] south of Dannevirke, sides of streamlets, edges of woods.

Misapplied names

• Coprosma divaricata auct. non A.Cunn., Ann. Nat. Hist. 2: 207 (1839) [= Coprosma rhamnoides A.Cunn.]: Hook.f., Bot. Antarct. Voy. II. (Fl. Nov.-Zel.). 1: 107 (1852); not accepted by Cheeseman (1887: 243), Oliver (1935: 79) and Govaerts (1999, 2003) [cited as Coprosma rigida]
  • Note: excluding the varieties (Oliver 1935: 79):
    • C. d. var. coriacea Hook.f. ≡ (probably) Coprosma crassifolia Colenso
    • C. d. var. gracilis (A.Cunn.) Hook.f. ≡ Coprosma × gracilis A.Cunn.
    • C. d. var. latifolia Hook.f. = Coprosma rubra Petrie
    • C. d. var. pallida Hook.f. = Coprosma virescens Petrie

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional: New Zealand New Zealand North, New Zealand South References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Cheeseman, T.F. 1887. On the New Zealand Species of Coprosma. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 19: 218–252. BHL Papers Past. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Hooker, J.D. 1852–1853. The botany of the Antarctic voyage [...] Vol. 2. Flora Novae-Zelandiae, Part 1, Flowering plants. (p 1–160, 1852; 161–312, 1853). London: Reeve. BHL Reference page. 
• Colenso, W. 1890. A Description of some Newly-discovered Phænogamic Plants, being a Further Contribution towards the making-known the Botany of New Zealand. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 22: 459–493. BHL Papers Past. Reference page. 
• Colenso, W. 1892. A Description of some Newly-discovered Indigenous Plants, being a Further Contribution towards the making known the Botany of New Zealand. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 24: 387–394. BHL Papers Past. Reference page. 
• Oliver, W.R.B. 1935. The genus Coprosma. Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin 132: 1–207. Google Books. Google Books (another version). Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. 1999. World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b). 1532 pp.. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-5720-098-8 (issue 1), ISBN 90-5720-099-6 (issue 2b). Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page. 
• St George, I. (ed.) 2009. Colenso's Collections: including the Unpublished Work of the Late Bruce Hamlin on William Colenso's New Zealand Plants Held at Te Papa. [Wellington, New Zealand:] New Zealand Native Orchid Group. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Coprosma rigida in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 November 5. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Coprosma rigida. Published online. Accessed: 5 November 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Coprosma rigida. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 5 November 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Coprosma rigida in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 5 November 2021.

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