Kadua degeneri

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: Spermacoceae
Genus: Kadua
Subgenus: K. subg. Kadua
Sectio: K. sect. Wiegmannia
Species: Kadua degeneri
Subspecies: K. d. subsp. coprosmifolia – K. d. subsp. degeneri

Name

Kadua degeneri (Fosberg) W.L.Wagner & Lorence, Syst. Bot. 30: 833 (2005)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Hedyotis degeneri Fosberg, Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 174: 55 (1943)
    • Type: O. Degener et al.[K.K. Park, Y. Nitta & W. Bush] 11695 ([11 June 1932]; Holotype: BISH [BISH1015609 (511138)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; Isotypes: A {00097060^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, 00097061^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}}, BISH {BISH1015607 (66552)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, BISH1015608 (66551)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}}, BRI-AQ0318019^(JSTOR), BRIT [​BRIT23697^{(CMH, GBIF, JSTOR)}], CAS [CAS00123511^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, KHD [​KHD00050961 (14026)^{(CMH, GBIF)}], MASS [MASS00320368^(JSTOR)], MICH [​MICH1108169^{(CMH, GBIF, JSTOR)}, MIN {MIN1001266 (368619)^{(CMH, GBIF, JSTOR)}, MIN1001267 (354001)^{(CMH, GBIF, JSTOR)}}, MO {MO-1164505^{(GBIF, JSTOR)} & MO-1164506^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, NY [​NY00131792^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], PH [PH00013896 (1070217)^{(CMH, JSTOR)}], RM [RM0005401 (231670)^{(CMH, JSTOR)}], US [​US00137390 (1756568)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], WIS {WISv0256430WIS^{(CMH, JSTOR)}, WISv0256431WIS^{(CMH, JSTOR)}}).
    • Type locality: [United States of America. Hawaiian Islands:] Oahu, Waianae Mt.: mauka [mountainward] of Puuiki, rocky, rainy ridge.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Pacific Regional: North-Central Pacific Hawaii (Hawaiian Is.). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Terrell, E.E., Robinson, H.E., Wagner, W.L. & Lorence, D.H. 2005. Resurrection of Genus Kadua for Hawaiian Hedyotidinae (Rubiaceae), with Emphasis on Seed and Fruit Characters and Notes on South Pacific Species. Systematic Botany 30(4): 818–833. DOI: 10.1600/036364405775097716 PDF Reference page. 

Additional references

• Fosberg, F.R. 1942. The Polynesian species of Hedyotis (Rubiaceae). Bernince P. Bishop Museum Bulletin 174: 1–102. Google Books Google Books (another version) Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Kadua degeneri. Accessed: 2024 August 23.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Kadua degeneri in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 August 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Kadua degeneri. Published online. Accessed: 29 October 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Kadua degeneri. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 October 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Kadua degeneri in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 29 October 2021.

• Yoshioka, J.M., Sugii, N., Keir, M., Weisenberger, L., Kwon, J. & Caraway, V.L., 2015. Kadua degeneri. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015. IUCN Red List Category: Critically Endangered . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T80091967A80091973.en.