Mussaenda nijensis

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 nijensis

Name

Mussaenda nijensis R.D.Good, J. Bot. 64(Suppl. 2): 3 (1926)

• Typus: J. Gossweiler 7371 (in flower, [22] January [1918]; Holotypus: BM [cf. BM000903022^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, 'Type']; ⧼Isotypi⧽: COI, LISC [​LISC000792^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], LISU [cf. LISU58326^(GBIF), collected on 2 February 1918]).
• Type locality: Portuguese Congo [= ANGOLA. Uíge]: on the mountains of Nije near forte Nije.

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

• Good, R.D. 1926. Mr John Gossweiler's plants from Angola and Portuguese Congo. Journal of Botany 64(Suppl. 2): 1–43. Google Books (only snippets available). Reference page. 

Additional references

• 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 569.]

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Mussaenda nijensis. Accessed: 2023 March 21.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Mussaenda nijensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 March 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Mussaenda nijensis. Published online. Accessed: 21 March 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Mussaenda nijensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 March 2023.