Mussaenda monticola var. monticola

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: Mussaendeae
Genus: Mussaenda
Species: Mussaenda monticola
Varietas: Mussaenda monticola var. monticola

Name

Mussaenda monticola var. monticola, autonym

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Mussaenda perlaxa Wernham, J. Bot. 51: 240 (1913); not accepted by Bridson & Verdcourt (1988: 467) [cited as Mussaenda monticola var. monticola]
    • Type: J. Kirk s.n. ('9186' or '9/86' [i.e. September 1886]; 'isosyntype': K000319541).
      • Note: in the protologue, T. Wakefield s.n., collected in Nyika country [, Tanzania] is also mentioned.
    • Type locality: [Tanzania.] Zanzibar.

Distribution

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

References

Additional references

• Wernham, H.F. 1913. The Mussændas of the African Continent. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 51: 233–240 (BHL), 274–278 (BHL). Reference page. 
• Bridson, D. & Verdcourt, B. 1988. Rubiaceae (Part 2). In Polhill, R.M. (ed.), Flora of Tropical East Africa, pp. 415–747. ISBN 90-6191-337-3 Google Books [reprint 2019 by CRC Press]. Reference page. 
• Beentje, H.J. 1994. Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas. Nairobi, Kenya: National Museum of Kenya. 762 p. Online. ISBN 9966-9861-0-3. Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN: Mussaenda monticola var. monticola  (Vulnerable) - Last assessed by J. Lovett & G.P. Clarke on 1 January 1998.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Mussaenda monticola var. monticola in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 April 11. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Mussaenda monticola var. monticola in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 April 11. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Mussaenda monticola var. monticola. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 April 2022.