Corynanthe brachythyrsus

The status, affinity, scope or nomenclature of this taxon is disputed.

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Taxonavigation

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

Corynanthe brachythyrsus K.Schum., Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 3: 95 (1901)

Note: not accepted by Ntore & Lachenaud (2022) [cited as Corynanthe macroceras K.Schum.]
Typus: G.A. Zenker 1746 (in flower, 6 April 1898; Holotypus: B [destroyed]; Lectotypus: P [P00539244^(JSTOR)], designated by Löfstrand et al. 2014: 311; ⧼Isolectotypi⧽: B 10 0160695, BM [BM000902807], BR [BR0000008850164^(JSTOR)], E [E00979338], G {G00165788, G00165789}, HBG [HBG521743^(JSTOR)], L.2905217, M-0198437^(JSTOR), P [P00539243^(JSTOR)], PRE [PRE0659456-0^(JSTOR)], S [S05-9842^(JSTOR)], WAG [WAG0082264]; cf. K [K000394961, without any type indication]).
Type locality: Kamerun[CAMEROON]. Station Bipinde[Bipindi], im Primärwald am Wege nach der Küste, bei 250 m ü. M.

Homotypic
- Pausinystalia brachythyrsum (K.Schum.) W.Brandt, Archiv Pharm, Berlin 260: 66 (1922); as 'Pausinystalia brachythyrsus'; accepted by Stoffelen, Robbrecht & Smets (1996: 308), but not accepted by Löfstrand et al. (2014: 311) [cited as Corynanthe brachythyrsus]
- Pausinystalia brachythyrsum (K.Schum.) De Wild., Ann. Soc. Sc. Brux. 42, 1: 175 (1922); not accepted by Hallé (1966: 71) [cited as Pausinystalia macroceras f. brachythyrsum]
- Pausinystalia macroceras f. brachythyrsum (K.Schum.) N.Hallé, Fl. Gabon 12: 71 (1966); not accepted by Stoffelen, Robbrecht & Smets (1996: 308) [cited as Pausinystalia brachythyrsum] and Löfstrand et al. (2014: 311) [cited as Corynanthe brachythyrsus]

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Cameroon [extinct fide IUCN] References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Brandt, W. 1922. Monographie der Gattungen Corynanthe Welwitsch und Pausinystalia Pierre, Rubiaceae. (Ueber die Stammpflanze der Yohimberinde und ihre Verwandten.) Archiv der Pharmazie 160: 49–94. DOI: 10.1002/ardp.19222600106 Google Books. Reference page.
Hallé, N. 1966. Flore du Gabon : Rubiacées. Vol. 12. (1ère partie: PDF). Reference page.
Stoffelen, P., Robbrecht, E. & Smets, E. 1996. A revision of Corynanthe and Pausinystalia (African Rubiaceae-Coptosapelteae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 120(4): 287–326. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.1996.tb00485.x Reference page.
Löfstrand, S.D., Krüger, Å., Razafimandimbison, S.G. & Bremer, B. 2014. Phylogeny and generic delimitations in the sister tribes Hymenodictyeae and Naucleeae (Rubiaceae). Systematic Botany 39(1): 304–315. DOI: 10.1600/036364414X678116 Reference page.
Ntore, S. & Lachenaud, O. 2022. Flore d'Afrique Centrale, nouvelle série, Spermatophyta - Rubiaceae - Tribu XIII. Hymenodictyeae, Tribu XIV. Naucleeae et Tribu XV. Cinchoneae. 101 pp. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise. Reference page.

IUCN: Pausinystalia brachythyrsum (K.Schum.) W.Brandt (Extinct) - Last assessed by World Conservation Monitoring Centre in 1998.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Corynanthe brachythyrsus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 March 4. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Corynanthe brachythyrsus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 15. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Corynanthe brachythyrsus. Published online. Accessed: 25 December 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Corynanthe brachythyrsus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 December 2021.