Leptactina prostrata

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: Dialypetalanthoideae
Tribus: Pavetteae
Genus: Leptactina
Species: Leptactina prostrata

Name

Leptactina prostrata K.Schum., Kunene-Sambesi Exped. [Warburg]: 382 (–383) (1903)

• Typus: H. Baum 713 (in flower, 13 February 1900; Holotypus: B [destroyed]; ⧼Isotypi⧽: E [​E00199125^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], G [​G00014578 (83352/1)^(JSTOR)], W 1901-0006842^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}).
• Type locality: [Angola. Cuando-Cubango:] Am Quiriri, oberhalb Sakkemecho, auf Sandboden zwischen niedrigem Gebüsch umfangreiche Polster bildend, 1300 m ü. M. [= On Cuiriri River, above Saquemeco, sandy soil between low scrub, forming extensive cushions, 1300 m above sea level].

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Heinsia gossweileri Wernham, J. Bot. 55: 78 (–79) (1917), as 'Heinsia Gossweileri'; synonymized with Leptactina prostrata by Figueiredo (2008)
    • ⧼Syntypi⧽:
      • J. Gossweiler 2408 (in flower, 9 January 1907; BM [​BM000902991^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]).
      • J. Gossweiler 4205 (in flower; BM [​BM000902994^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; Isosyntypus: LISC [​LISC001101^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]).
    • Type locality: Angola.
      • 2408: Kubango, in open Mumma woods.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa South Tropical Africa Angola. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Warburg, O. (ed.) 1903. Kunene-Sambesi-Expedition H. Baum 1903. Berlin: Kolonial-Wirtschaftliches Komitee. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.37083 . Reference page. 

Additional references

• Wernham, H.F. 1917. New tropical African Rubiaceæ. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 55: 78–82. BHL. Reference page. 
• Figueiredo, E. 2008. The Rubiaceae of Angola. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 156(4): 537–638. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2007.00750.x Reference page.  [see page 566.]

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Leptactina prostrata. Accessed: 2023 March 28.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Leptactina prostrata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 March 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Leptactina prostrata. Published online. Accessed: 28 March 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Leptactina prostrata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 March 2023.