Coussarea graciliflora

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 graciliflora

Name

Coussarea graciliflora (Mart.) Müll.Arg., Flora 58(30): 468 (1875)

Synonymy

Basionym
- Faramea graciliflora Mart., Flora 24(2, Beibl.): 72 (1841)
  - ⧼Syntypi⧽:
    - C.F.P. von Martius 611 (August; BM [BM001008967^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, anno 1839], BR {BR0000006259631^{(GBIF, JSTOR)} [communic. Luschnath, 'August 1834'], BR0000006259662^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, BR0000006259679^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, BR0000006259686^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}}, HAL 0113836^(JSTOR) [1817–1820], NY [NY00131339^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}, collected in August 1839], P [P00836892^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}], W {0009953^(GBIF), 1889-0287627^(GBIF)}; ⧼Isotypi⧽: L {0420032^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, 0420033^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, 0420034^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, 0420035^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, 0420036^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}}, M {M-0187267 / 603220 / 272868^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, M-0187268 / 603221 / 272869^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, M-0187269 / 603222 / 272870^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}}, MO-2293778 (124296)^{(GBIF, REFLORA)} [1817–1820]; cf. K [K000432709^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}, without type indication]).
  - Type locality: Brazil. Prov. Rio de Janeiro: in silvis ad Capocabana [= in forests near Copacabana].
Homotypic
- Coussarea graciliflora (Mart.) Benth. & Hook.f., Gen. Pl. 2(1): 121 (1873), nom. inval., combination not made
Heterotypic
- Coussarea catingana Müll.Arg., Flora 58(30): 468, 476 (1875), as C. Catingana; not accepted by Taylor (2016), Gomes et al. (2020) [cited as C. graciliflora]
  - Typus: C.F.P. von Martius s.n. (M-0187272 / 603224 / 272872^{(GBIF, JSTOR)} ['syntype']; Isotypus: G [G00389961 (286362/1)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]).
  - Type locality: Brazil. Catingas prope Bahiam [= caatingas near Bahia].
- Faramea godetiana Müll.Arg., Fl. Bras. (Martius) 6(5): 153 (1881); not accepted by J.G. Jardim & M. Gomes (2015), Taylor (2016) [cited as Coussarea graciliflora]
  - Typus: J.S. Blanchet (in flower, sent in 1863, communicata a cl. Godet neocomensi; G [monochrome photocopy at F /25617/]^(GBIF), under number '518'], HUEFS [HUEFS0078171^(GBIF)], K [K000173042^(GBIF)]; ⧼Isotypi⧽: F {V0044477F (775717)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)} [under number '2196'], V0069113F (767115)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)} [under number '2198']}).
  - Type locality: Brazil. Prov. Bahia.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast (Bahia), Brazil Southeast (Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Notes

There are vouchers collected in Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden (M.S. Pereira & M. Gomes 691, 3 February 2006; deposited in JPB [JPB0034949^(GBIF)], RB [RB01413115 (788739)^(GBIF)]).

References

Primary references

Müller, J. 1875–1876. Rubiaceae brasilienses novae. Flora 58(29): 449–459 (BHL), (30): 465–480 (BHL); 59(28): 433– (BHL), (29): 449– (BHL), 495– (BHL), 540– (BHL), (35): 547–554 (BHL). Reference page.

Additional references

Martius, C.F.P. de. 1841. Herbarium Florae brasiliensis. Continuatio. Flora 24(2, Beibl.): 1–112. BHL Reference page.
Bentham, G. & Hooker, J.D. 1873. Genera Plantarum ad exemplaria imprimis in herbariis Kewensibus servata definita. Vol. 2, pars I. Sistens Dicotyledonum Gamopetalarum ordines VI, Caprifoliaceas–Compositas. Pp. I–XII, 1–554. Lovell Reeve & Co., Williams & Norgate, Londini [London]. BHL Reference page.
Müller Argoviensis, J. 1881. Rubiaceae. Tribus Retiniphylleae, Guettardeae, Chiococceae, Ixoreae, Coussareeae, Psychotrieae. Pp. 1–470, tt. 1–67 in Martius, C.F.P. de (†) & Eichler, A.G. (eds.), Flora Brasiliensis. Enumeratio plantarum in Brasilia hactenus detectarum quas suis aliorumque botanicorum studiis descriptas et methodo naturali digestas partim icone illustratas, Vol. VI, pars V. Fasc. LXXXIV. Frid. Fleischer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. BHL 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. [see page 22.]
Taylor, C.M. 2016. "Coussarea graciliflora". In: Studies in Tropical Rubiaceae. Tropicos. Accessed: 23 January 2023.

Links

IUCN: Coussarea graciliflora (Mart.) Müll.Arg. (Least Concern) - Assessed by Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group on 12 June 2018 and published in 2019.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Coussarea. Accessed: 2023 January 23.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Coussarea catingana. Accessed: 2023 January 23.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Coussarea graciliflora. Accessed: 2023 January 23.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Faramea godetiana. Accessed: 2023 January 23.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Coussarea graciliflora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 January 23. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Coussarea graciliflora. Published online. Accessed: 23 January 2023.
Tropicos.org 2023. Coussarea graciliflora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 January 2023.