Mitragyna rubrostipulata

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: Cinchonoideae
Tribus: Naucleeae
Genus: Mitragyna
Species: Mitragyna rubrostipulata

Name

Mitragyna rubrostipulata (K.Schum.) Havil., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 33: 73 (1897); as "Mitragyna rubrostipulacea"; accepted by Ridsdale (1978: 68) and Löfstrand & al. (2014: 311) [cited as Mitragyna rubrostipulata]

• Type:
  • G.L.A. Volkens 1583 (1893–1894; lectotypus: K000394921^(JSTOR) [collected in December 1893]; isolectotypus: E00130749^(JSTOR) [collected in December 1893]), designated by Haviland (1897: 73) fide Ridsdale (1978: 68) and Löfstrand & al. (2014: 311–312)
    • Type locality: [Tanzania.] Kilimandscharo[Kilimanjaro]: Landschaft Kiboscho[Kibosho] Sinas Boma, Steppe am Quare.
• Syntypes:
  • Stuhlmann 1151 (syntypus: not seen by Ridsdale 1978: 68) and Stuhlmann 1566 (syntype: not seen by Ridsdale 1978: 68).
    • Type locality: [Tanzania.]: Seengebiet: Bukoba.
  • Note: for abbreviations, see Engler (1895: 5).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Adina rubrostipulata K.Schum. in A. Engler, Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 378 (1895)
• Homotypic
  • Hallea rubrostipula (K.Schum.) J.-F.Leroy, Adansonia, sér. 2, 15(1): 66 (1975)
  • Fleroya rubrostipulata (K.Schum.) Y.F.Deng, Taxon 56(1): 247 (2007); not accepted by Löfstrand et al. (2011: 311) [cited as Mitragyna rubrostipulata]
• Heterotypic
  • Adina rubrostipulata var. discolor Chiov., Racc. Bot.: 51 (1935); not accepted by Govaerts (2011) [cited as Fleroya rubrostipulata]
• Misapplied names
• Mitragyna macrophylla auct. non Hiern in D. Oliver] & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 3: 41 (1877), nom. illeg. [= Mitragyna stipulosa (DC.) Kuntze]: De Wild., Pl. Bequaert. 2: 213 (1923)
  • Note: see Petit (1958: 2), Ridsdale (1978: 68).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Gabon, Rwanda, Zaïre Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Ethiopia Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda Regional: South Tropical Africa Malawi, Mozambique References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Engler, A. (ed.) 1895. Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas und der Nachbargebiete. Theil C: Verzeichniss der bis jetzt aus Ost-Afrika bekannt gewordenen Pflanzen. III+433+40 pp., 45 tt. Dietrich Reimer, Berlin. BHL Reference page. 
• Haviland, G.D. 1897. A Revision of the Tribe Naucleeae. Journal of the Linnean Society. Botany 33(228): 1–94. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• De Wildeman, E. 1923–1924. Plantae Bequaertianae études sur les récoltes botaniques du Dr. J. Bequaert, chargé de missions au Congo Belge (1913-1915) 2: 569 pp. Google Books. Reference page. 
• Chiovenda, E. 1935. Raccolte botaniche (Embryophyta Diploidalia) fatte dai missionari della Consolata nel Kenya. Lavori del R[eale]. Istituto Botanico, Universita di Modena ; Mem. no. 6. Pp. 1–161. Reference page. 
• Petit, E. 1958. Les Naucleeae (Rubiaceae) du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi. — 2. Mitragyna et Nauclea. Bulletin du Jardin botanique de l’État à Bruxelles 28: 1–13. DOI: 10.2307/3667017 Reference page. 
• Leroy, J.-F. 1975. Taxogénétique : Étude sur la sous-tribu des Mitragyninæ (Rubiaceæ-Naucleeæ). Adansonia, Série 2, 15(1): 65–88. MNHN. BHL Reference page. 
• Ridsdale, C.E. 1978. A revision of Mitragyna and Uncaria (Rubiaceae). Blumea 24(1): 43–100. PDF Reference page. 
• Deng, Y. 2007. Fleroya, a substitute name for Hallea J.-F. Leroy (Rubiaceae). Taxon 56(1): 247-248. DOI: 10.2307/25065759 [nonfunctional] . via the Wikipedia Library . JSTOR . Reference page. 
• Löfstrand, S.D., Krüger, Å., Razafimandimbison, S.G. & Bremer, B. 2014. Phylogeny and generic delimitations in the sister tribes Hymenodictyeae and Naucleeae (Rubiaceae). Systematic Botany 39(1): 304–315. DOI: 10.1600/036364414X678116 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Mitragyna rubrostipulata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 December 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Mitragyna rubrostipulacea. Published online. Accessed: 12 December 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Mitragyna rubrostipulata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 December 2021.

Vernacular names

Gĩkũyũ: Mũkũndũ (Benson 1964: 245)
Ikinyarwanda: Umuzibaziba (Petit 1958: 3)