Cordia decipiens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Boraginales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Boraginales

Familia: Boraginaceae
Subfamilia: Cordioideae
Genus: Cordia
Species: Cordia decipiens

Name

Cordia decipiens I.M.Johnst., J. Arnold Arbor. 18(1): 11 (1937)

• Type: B.A. Krukoff 6048 (in fruit, 8–11 September 1934; Holotype: 'Arn. Arb.' [cf. GH 00095572^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA, speciesLink)}, 'Holotype']; Isotypes: BM [​BM000906189^{(GBIF, JSTOR, speciesLink)}], BR [​BR0000006961466^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], F [​V0052376F (874507)^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}], K [​K000583338^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}], L [​U.1603771^{(GBIF, speciesLink)}], LE 00004623, MO-503888 (1281201)^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}, NY [​NY00335099^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}], RB [​RB00536952 (136540)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], S [​S04-2345^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}], US {US00110645 (1660353)^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}, US01269434 (2250274)^{(CRIA, GBIF)}}; cf. W 1938-0003094^{(GBIF, REFLORA)} [stored as Cordia toqueve Aubl., without type indication]).
• Type locality: Brazil. Amazonas: Basin of Rio Madeira, Santa Fe near Manicore, terra firma “Chapeu de sol.”

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Gerascanthus decipiens (I.M.Johnst.) Borhidi, Acta Bot. Hung. 34(3–4): 399 (1988)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil North (Acre, Amazonas, Amapá, Pará, Rondônia). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Notes

• Fernandez et al. (2021) claim that this species occurs also at mun. Aripuanã, Mato Grosso (Brazil West-Central).

References

Primary references

• Johnston, I.M. 1937. Studies in the Boraginaceae, XII. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 18(1): 1–25. JSTOR BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Borhidi, A., Gondár, E. & Orosz-Kovács, Z. 1988. The reconsideration of the genus Cordia L. Acta Botanica Hungarica 34(3–4): 375–423. Arcanum Digitheca EurekaMag Reference page. 
• Taroda, N. & Gibbs, P. 1987. Studies on the genus Cordia L. (Boraginaceae) in Brazil: 2. An outline taxonomic revision of subgenus Myxa Taroda. Hoehnea 14: 31–52. Google Books (only snippets available). Reference page.  [see page 35]

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Cordia decipiens. Accessed: 2023 January 14.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Cordia decipiens 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. Cordia decipiens. Published online. Accessed: 14 January 2023.
• IUCN: Cordia decipiens I.M.Johnst. (Least Concern) - Assessed by E. Fernandez, M. Moraes, G. Martinelli & M. Stapf on 3 September 2018 and published in 2021.
• Stapf, M.N.S. 2023. Cordia decipiens. In: Flora e Funga do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 14 January 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Cordia decipiens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 January 2023.