Coussarea caroliana

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
Species: Coussarea caroliana

Name

Coussarea caroliana Standl., Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 22(3): 178 (1940)

• Typus: Austin Smith H1645 (in flower, 2 March 1939; Holotypus: F [​V0068824F (981032)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; ⧼Isotypi⧽: MO-316870 (1189499)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, US [​US00129918 (1807449)^(JSTOR)]).
• Type locality: Costa Rica. Prov. Alajuela: Cantón de San Carlos, Suerre, alt. 1,000 meters.

Notes

• Coussarea veraguensis Dwyer, a species described from Panama, was once placed under this name by Lorence (1999), but is treated as a separate taxon by Taylor (2012).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Costa Rica References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Standley, P.C. 1940. Studies of American plants—XI. Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 22(3): 130–218. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Lorence, D.H. 1999. A Nomenclator of Mexican and Central American Rubiaceae. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 73: 1–177. ISBN 0-915279-6-22 BHL Reference page.  [see page 43.]
• Taylor, C.M. 2012. Coussarea caroliana. Pp. 127 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.  PDF
• Taylor, C.M. 2012. Coussarea veraguensis. Pp. 133–134 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.  PDF

Links

• IUCN: Coussarea caroliana Standl. (Least Concern) - Assessed by Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group on 12 June 2018.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Coussarea caroliana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 November 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Coussarea caroliana. Published online. Accessed: 23 November 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Coussarea caroliana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 November 2022.