Coussarea spiciformis

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 spiciformis

Name

Coussarea spiciformis C.M.Taylor, Fl. Ecuador 62: 270 (–271; fig. 47C–D) (1999)

• Type: C.E. Cerón Martínez & F. Hurtado 3872 ('16'[26] May – 8 June 1988; Holotype: MO-288067 (5052748)^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}; Isotypes: AAU [​C.E.Cerón3872^(GBIF)], COL [​COL000004582 (453720)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], K [​K000172629^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}], NY [​NY00548020^{(CRIA, GBIF, INABIO, JSTOR)}], QCNE [​QCNE674 (22281)^(JSTOR)]).
• Type locality: Ecuador. Napo: Parque Nacional Yasuní [= Yasuní National Park], oil well Daimi 2, 0°55'S 76°11'W, 200 m.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Western South America Colombia [​fide Taylor 2016], Ecuador, Peru. Brazil Brazil North (Amazonas) [fide Taylor 2016; not recognized by Gomes et al. 2020]. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• 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. 270–271. Google Books. Gooble Books (another version). Reference page. 

Additional references

• 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. 2016. "Coussarea spiciformis." In: C.M. Taylor & collaborators, Rubiaceae Project. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed: 14 September 2024.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Coussarea spiciformis. Accessed: 2024 September 14.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Coussarea spiciformis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 November 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Coussarea spiciformis. Published online. Accessed: 28 November 2022.
• IUCN: Coussarea spiciformis C.M.Taylor (Near Threatened) - Assessed by T. Jaramillo, X. Cornejo & N. Pitman on 30 April 2004.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Coussarea spiciformis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 November 2022.