Coussarea

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

Please see discussion on the talk page.

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: Coussareeae
Genus: Coussarea
Accepted Species: C. accedens – C. acrensis – C. acuminata – C. albescens – C. amapaensis – C. ampla – C. amplifolia – C. andrei – C. antioquiana – C. bernardii – C. biflora – C. bocainae – C. boliviensis – C. brevicaulis – C. brevipedunculata – C. camposiana – C. capitata – C. caroliana – C. cephaeloides – C. cerroazulensis – C. coffeoides – C. congestiflora – C. contracta – C. cuatrecasasii – C. duckei – C. dulcifolia – C. duplex – C. durifolia – C. ecuadorensis – C. enneantha – C. evoluta – C. fanshawei – C. flava – C. friburgensis – C. frondosa – C. garciae – C. graciliflora – C. grandifolia – C. grandis – C. granvillei – C. hallei – C. hirticalyx – C. hydrangeifolia – C. ilheotica – C. imitans – C. impetiolaris – C. insignis – C. insolita – C. japurana – C. klugii – C. krukovii – C. lanceolata – C. lasseri – C. latifolia – C. leptoloba – C. leptophragma – C. leptopus – C. liesneri – C. liliiflora – C. linearis – C. locuples – C. loftonii – C. longiflora – C. longilaciniata – C. lutea – C. machadoana – C. macrocalyx – C. macrophylla – C. mapourioides – C. maranonensis – C. megalocarpa – C. megistophylla – C. meridionalis – C. mexiae – C. mexicana – C. micrococca – C. moritziana – C. nodosa – C. obliqua – C. paniculata – C. panurensis – C. petiolaris – C. pilosiflora – C. pilosula – C. pittieri – C. platyphylla – C. pseudopilosula – C. resinosa – C. revoluta – C. rudgeoides – C. sancti-ciprianii – C. sessilifolia – C. speciosa – C. spicata – C. spiciformis – C. strigosipes – C. suaveolens – C. surinamensis – C. talamancana – C. tenuiflora – C. terepaimensis – C. tortilis – C. triflora – C. vaginata – C. vasqueziana – C. venosa – C. veraguensis – C. verticillata – C. violacea – C. viridis
Names in Dispute: C. bahiensis – C. chiapensis – C. lagoensis – C. longiacuminata – C. longifolia – C. obscura – C. ovalis – C. penetantha – C. procumbens – C. rafa-torresii – C. schiffneri – C. tricephala – C. uniflora

Source(s) of checklist:
Gomes, M., Barbosa, M.R.V. & Pereira, M.S. 2020. Coussarea. In: Flora do Brasil 2020. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. PDF (Portuguese). Flora e Funga do Brasil. Reference page. Taylor, C.M. 2020. Studies in Tropical Rubiaceae. Tropicos. Accessed: 2 December 2022. Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Coussarea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 June 23. Reference page.

Name

Coussarea Aubl., Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 98, t. 38 (1775)

Type species: Coussarea violacea Aubl.

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Pecheya Scop., Intr. Hist. Nat.: 143 (1777), nom. subst.
Heterotypic
- Billardiera Vahl, Eclog. Amer. 1: 13 (1797), nom. illeg., non Billardiera J.E.Sm. nec Billardiera Moench
- Froelichia Vahl, Eclog. Amer., Praef.: [vii], 13 (1797), nom. illeg. non Froelichia Moench
  - Type species: Freolichia paniculata Willd., Sp. Pl. 1: 607 (Jul. 1798).
- Peckeya Neck. ex Raf., Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 6: 87 (1820). [treated by ING, Tropicos as synonym of Uncaria]

References

Primary references

Fusée Aublet, J.B.C. 1775. Histoire des plantes de la Guiane françoise, rangées suivant la méthode sexuelle, avec plusieurs mémoires sur différens objets intéressans, relatifs à la culture & au commerce de la Guiane françoise, & une notice des plantes de l' Isle-de-France. Tome 1. Pp. I–XXIX, 30–32, 1–621. Pierre-François Didot jeune, Londres [London], Paris. BHL. Reference page.
Fusée Aublet, J.B.C. 1775. Histoire des plantes de la Guiane françoise, rangées suivant la méthode sexuelle, avec plusieurs mémoires sur différens objets intéressans, relatifs à la culture & au commerce de la Guiane françoise, & une notice des plantes de l' Isle-de-France. Tome 3. Tt. 1–193. Pierre-François Didot jeune, Londres [London], Paris. BHL. Reference page.

Additional references

Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) 1999. Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i–viii, 1–1181. Online. Reference page.
Taylor, C.M. 1999. Rubiaceae-Coussareeae. In: Delprete, P., Andersson, L., Ståhl, B. & Taylor, C.M. Flora of Ecuador, Vol. 62. Rubiaceae (part 3). 320 pp. Department of Systematic Botany, University of Göteborg, Section for Botany, Riksmuseum, pp. 245–314. Google Books. Gooble Books (another version). Reference page.
Mendoza, H., Ramírez P., B.R. & Jiménez, L.C. 2004. Rubiaceae de Colombia. Guía ilustrada de géneros. Bogotá, Colombia: Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt. Programa Inventarios de BiodiversidadGrupo de Exploración y Monitoreo Ambiental - GEMA. ISBN 8151-31-7 Invalid ISBN ResearchGate (Spanish) Reference page. [see pages 128–129, 316–317.]
Taylor, C.M. 2012. Coussarea. Pp. 125–134 in Lorence, D.H. & Taylor, C.M., 207. Rubiaceae. In Davidse, G., Sousa S., M., Knapp, S. & Chiang, F. (eds.), Flora Mesoamericana, Vol. 4, Parte 2: Rubiaceae a Verbenaceae. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México; Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis; The Natural History Museum, London. ISBN 978-1-935641-08-7. Online Reference page.
Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck, S.G. (eds.) 2013. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127(1–2): 1–1741. ISBN 978-1-930723-71-9 (issue 1), ISBN 978-1-930723-83-2 (issue 2). Online version at Tropicos. Reference page.
Gomes, M., Barbosa, M.R.V. & Pereira, M.S. 2020. Coussarea. In: Flora do Brasil 2020. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. PDF (Portuguese). Flora e Funga do Brasil. Reference page.

Links

International Plant Names Index. 2022. Coussarea. Published online. Accessed: 19 November 2022.
Tropicos.org 2022. Coussarea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 December 2022.
Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Coussarea in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2023 March 1.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Coussarea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 June 23. Reference page.