Coprosma wollastonii

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 wollastonii
Varietates: C. w. var. epiphytica – C. w. var. novoguineensis – C. w. var. wollastonii

Name

Coprosma wollastonii Wernham in H.N.Ridley, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 9(1): 79 (1916); as Coprosma Wollastonii

• Typus: C.B. Kloss s.n. (holotypus: BM-BM000945681) fide Utteridge (2002: 200).
• Type locality: [Indonesia. Papua, Puncak Jaya,] Camps XI to XII, 8300 to 11,000 ft[2530–3353 m].

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Malesia Sulawesi. Regional: Papuasia New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Ridley, H.N., assisted by Baker, E.G., Moore, S., Wernham, H.F., Wright, C.H. et al. 1916. Report on the Botany of the Wollaston Expedition to Dutch New Guinea, 1912–13. The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. Second Series. Botany 9: 1–269. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Utteridge, T.M.A. 2002. New Species of Coprosma (Rubiaceae) from New Guinea. Contributions to the Flora of Mt Jaya VII. Kew Bulletin 57(1): 195–203. DOI: 10.2307/4110828 ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Coprosma wollastonii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 November 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Coprosma wollastonii. Published online. Accessed: 12 November 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Coprosma wollastonii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 November 2021.