Cupaniopsis macropetala

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sapindales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Sapindales

Familia: Sapindaceae
Subfamilia: Sapindoideae
Tribus: Cupanieae
Genus: Cupaniopsis
Species: Cupaniopsis macropetala

Name

Cupaniopsis macropetala Radlk., Sitzungsber. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. München 20: 357 (1890)

• Typus: O. Warburg [20539] (in flower, [3 April 1889]; Holotypus: B [lost]; ⧼Isotypi⧽: A 00050700^(JSTOR), BM [​BM000884170^(JSTOR)], M [fragments], WRSL [fragments]).
• Type locality: Novo-Guinea [= Northeastern PAPUA NEW GUINEA.] Kaiser Wilhelm's Land, in silva ad Bussum [= in the inland forest by Finschhafen, near Bussum village].

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Cupaniopsis brachythyrsa Radlk., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 56(3): 285 (1920); reduced to C. macropetala by Adema (1991)
    • Typus: C.L. Ledermann 10698 (with flower buds, January 1913; Holotypus: B [lost]; Isotypus: M-0225257^(JSTOR) [fragments]).
    • Type locality: Nordöstl. Neu-Guinea [= Northeastern PAPUA NEW GUINEA]. Kaiserin-Augusta-Fluß-Exp., Hauptlager Malu, Abhang beim Lager im dichten Urwalde, 50–100 m ü. M. [= main camp Malu, slope near the camp in the dense forest, 50–100 m above sea level].
  • Cupaniopsis grosseserrata Radlk., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 56(3): 284 (1920); reduced to C. macropetala by Adema (1991)
    • ⧼Syntypi⧽: C.L. Ledermann 7223 (in flower, 9 May 1912; B [lost]; ⧼Isosyntypi⧽: K [​K000701607^(JSTOR), fragments; ex B], M {-0225255^(JSTOR), -0225256^(JSTOR)} [fragments]) et Expedition Royal Geographical Society of Australia s.n. (in fruit, December 1890).
      • Note: Adema (1991) regards only the former one as type.
    • Type locality:
      • Ledermann: Nordöstl. Neu-Guinea [= Northeastern PAPUA NEW GUINEA]. Kaiserin-Augusta-Fluß-Exp., Lager am Maifluß, im Urwald, 50–100 m ü. M.
      • RGSA: Südöstl. Neu-Guinea [= Southeastern PAPUA NEW GUINEA]. [Gulf Province:] Gegen den Berg Yule [= towards Mount Yule].

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Papuasia New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Radlkofer, L. 1890. Ueber die Gliederung der Familie der Sapindaceen. Sitzungsberichte der mathematisch-physikalischen Classe der K. b. Akademie der Wissenschaften zu München 20: 105–379. Google Books. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Adema, F. 1991. Cupaniopsis Radlk. (Sapindaceae): a monograph. Leiden Botanical Series 15(1): 1–190. PDF Reference page.  [see pages 135–138.]

Links

• IUCN: Cupaniopsis macropetala Radlk. (Least Concern) - Assessed by IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) on 12 June 2018 and published in 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Cupaniopsis macropetala in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 August 30. Reference page.