Corynanthe pachyceras

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: Cinchonoideae
Tribus: Naucleeae
Genus: Corynanthe
Species: Corynanthe pachyceras

Name

Corynanthe pachyceras K.Schum., Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 3: 96 (1901)

• Type: G.A. Zenker 1327 (in flower, 28 March 1897; syntypes: B 10 0160716^(JSTOR), BR0000008829726, G [-G00165796, -G00165797], KFTA 0000329^(JSTOR), LECB 0001531^(JSTOR), MO-716608^(JSTOR), NY00131142^(JSTOR) ex B, P [-P00539232^(JSTOR), -P00539233^(JSTOR)], S05-9846; isosyntypi: E00505355, HBG521744, K000172518^(JSTOR), WAG0002960; possible syntypes: BM000902812, L.2905181) and G.A. Zenker 1296 (in fruit, 22 February 1897; syntypes: G [-G00165793, -G00165794, -G00165795], MO-716609^(JSTOR), P [-P00539229^(JSTOR), -P00539230^(JSTOR), -P00539231^(JSTOR)], S05-9845; isosyntypes: HBG521745, K000172519^(JSTOR), M0198438).
• Type locality: Kamerun[Cameroon]. Bipinde[Bipindi], im feuchten Urwald bei 100 m ü. M.

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Pausinystalia pachyceras (K.Schum.) De Wild., Ann. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles 42: 176 (1922); not accepted by Hallé (1966: 62) and Govaerts (2003) [cited as Corynanthe pachyceras]
  • Pseudocinchona pachyceras (K.Schum.) A.Chev., Compt. Rend. Hebd. Séances Acad. Sci. 182: 1403 (1926), in obs.; not accepted by Hallé (1966: 62) and Govaerts (2003) [cited as Corynanthe pachyceras]
• Heterotypic
  • Pseudocinchona africana A.Chev. [in Vég. Ut. Afr. Trop. Franç. 5: 229 (1909)] ex Perrot, Compt. Rend. Hebd. Séances Acad. Sci. 148: 1466 (1909); as Pseudo-cinchona africana; not accepted by Hallé (1966: 62) and Govaerts (2003) [cited as Corynanthe pachyceras]
    • Type: A.J.B. Chevalier 16141 (January [1907]; P [-P00539234^(JSTOR), -P00539235^(JSTOR), -P00539236^(JSTOR), -P00539237^(JSTOR)]; cf. K [-K000394907^(JSTOR) ex P, -K000394908^(JSTOR)], both without any type indication).
    • Type locality: [Côte d'Ivoire.] Bouroukrou.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West Tropical Africa Benin, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo. West-Central Tropical Africa Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Zaïre. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Gilg, E. & Schumann, K. 1901. Über die Stammpflanze der Johimberinde. Notizblatt des Königl. botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin 3(25): 92–97. DOI: 10.2307/3993961 BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Chevalier, A. 1909. Les végétaux utiles de l'Afrique tropicale française. Fasc. 5: Première étude sur les bois de la Côte d'Ivoire. 314 pp. A. Challamel, Paris. Internet Archive Reference page. 
• Guignard, M. 1909. Sur une écorce médicinale nouvelle de la Côte d’Ivoire et son alcaloïde. Note de Ém. Perrot. Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences 148: 1465–1467. BHL Gallica. Reference page. 
• Lecomte, H. 1926. Sur les Cinchonées de l’Afrique tropicale. Note de M. Aug. Chevalier. Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences 182: 1402–1404. Gallica. Reference page. 
• Hallé, N. 1966. Flore du Gabon : Rubiacées. Vol. 12. (1ère partie: PDF). 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. 

Links

• IUCN: Corynanthe pachyceras K.Schum. (Least Concern) - Assessed by Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group on 12 June 2018.
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Corynanthe pachyceras. Published online. Accessed: 27 December 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Corynanthe pachyceras. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 December 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Corynanthe pachyceras in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 27 December 2021. - As a synonym of Pseudocinchona pachyceras, last verified by ARS Systematic Botanists on 12/05/2013.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Corynanthe pachyceras in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 October 14. Reference page.