Faramea spathacea

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: Faramea
Species: Faramea spathacea

Name

Faramea spathacea Müll.Arg. ex Standl., Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 11(5): 211 (1936)

• Typus: J.W.K. Moritz 468 (Holotypus: B [destroyed; monochrome photocopy in F /F0BN000841^{(GBIF1, GBIF2, JSTOR)}/]; Lectotypus: BM [​BM000624105^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, designated by Tayor & Jardim 2020: 133]; ⧼Isolectotypi⧽: BM [​BM000611007^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], F [​V0069169F (606740)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, fragm. ex B]).
• Type locality: Venezuela. Guardia de San Agustín prope Caripe.

Synonymy

• Taylor (2012) placed Faramea pauciflora Dwyer (type collected in Panama) under F. spathacea, but she later reinstated the former name in 2020.
• Delprete & Cortés-B. (2015) sink Faramea occidentalis subsp. lonchocalyx Steyerm. (type collected in Ecuador) under F. spathacea, but Taylor (2018) places the former under F. occidentalis (L.) A.Rich., recognizing no infraspecific taxon.

Distribution

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

Notes

• Condit (2019) claims that this species also occurs in Costa Rica, Panama, Guyana, Bolivia, Colombia and Ecuador.
• Taylor (2012) cited G. Herrera C. & E. Madrigal 2556, which is currently treated as type of Faramea grayumiana C.M.Taylor, collected from Costa Rica and T.B. Croat 27575, the type of F. pauciflora, collected in Panama.
• On "Colombian" occurrences:
  • As paratypes of this species, Standley (1936) cited two Colombian collections, viz. Schlim 531 and Funck s.n. (collected in 1843, without further locality; deposited in P [​P03907606^(GBIF)]). The former was later described as Faramea pseudospathacea by Steyermark (1967) and the locality of the latter is questioned by Taylor (2020).
  • Mendoza et al. (2004) cited J. Espina 3621 (collected in Ensenada de Utria National Natural Park, Chocó, 0–100 m, 18 April 1990; deposited in MO-1531076 (3854406)^(GBIF); also in FMB-58169^(GBIF)), but it was re-determined with Faramea monsalveae C.M.Taylor in 2004.
  • Delprete & Cortés-B. (2015) cited W.G. Vargas 6192 (collected in Norcasia, Caldas, alt. 400–600 m, 13–31 July 1999; deposited in MO-1533723 (5757749)^(GBIF); also in HUA 117260), but it was re-determined with Faramea grayumiana in 2020.

References

Primary references

• Standley, P.C. 1936. Studies of American plants – VI. Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 11(5): 145–276. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Maguire, B. & Steyermark, J.A. 1967. Faramea spathacea. In Maguire, B. & collaborators. The botany of the Guayana Highland – Part VII. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 17(1): 383. Google Books. World Flora Online Monographs Details, NYBG Steere Herbarium. 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  ResearchGate (Spanish) Reference page.  [see page 319.]
• Taylor, C.M. 2012. Faramea spathacea. Pp. 184 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. 
• Delprete, P.G. & Cortés-B., R.,  Faramea%20spathacea. In: Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. 2015. Cátalogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. ISBN 978-958-775-726-2 ResearchGate (Vol. 1).  Accessed: 6 December 2022. Reference page. 
• Taylor, C.M. 2018. "Faramea occidentalis subsp. lochocalyx". In: Studies in Tropical Rubiaceae. Tropicos. Accessed: 6 December 2022.
• Taylor, C.M. 2017–2018. "Faramea pauciflora". In: Studies in Tropical Rubiaceae. Tropicos. Accessed: 6 December 2022.
• Taylor, C.M. 2017–2020. "Faramea spathacea". In: Studies in Tropical Rubiaceae. Tropicos. Accessed: 6 December 2022.
• Taylor, C.M. & Jardim, J.G. 2020. Rubiacearum Americanarum Magna Hama Pars XLVI: New Species and Taxonomic Changes in Faramea of Central and South America (Rubiaceae, Coussareeae). Novon 28(2): 108–142. DOI: 10.3417/2019552 Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN: Faramea spathacea Müll.Arg. ex Standl. (Least Concern) - Assessed by R. Condit on 19 June 2019.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Faramea monsalveae. Accessed: 2022 December 6.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Faramea spathacea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 December 6. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Faramea spathacea. Published online. Accessed: 6 December 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Faramea spathacea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 December 2022.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Faramea spathacea. Accessed: 2022 December 21.