Corynanthe johimbe

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: Corynanthe
Species: Corynanthe johimbe

Name

Corynanthe johimbe K.Schum., Notizbl. Köningl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 3: 94 (1901); as Corynanthe Johimbe

⧼Typi⧽:
- Holotypus: M. Dinklage 712 (B [destroyed?], HBG [HBG521750^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, collected in 4 August 1890]).
- ⧼Neotypus⧽: G.A. Zenker 2883 ([1904]; P [designated by Hallé 1966: 69; cf. P03797974^(GBIF), lacking type indication]; Isoneotypi: B 10 067892, BR {BR0000008850102^(JSTOR), BR0000008850140^(JSTOR)}, E [E00979339], G {G00165786^(JSTOR), G00165787^(JSTOR)}, HBG [HBG521749^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], L.2905210^(JSTOR), S [S05-9843^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], WAG [WAG0003014^(JSTOR)]; cf. K [K000394960^(JSTOR), without any type indication]).
  - Note: the original material in HBG being existent, this neotype needs to be superseded by it per ICN Art. 9.19: "The author who first designates (Art. 7.10, 7.11, and F.5.4) a lectotype or a neotype in conformity with Art. 9.11–9.13 must be followed, but that choice is superseded if (a) the holotype or, in the case of a neotype, any of the original material is found to exist; (...)".
Type locality: Cameroon.
- Dinklage: Im südlichen Gebiet bei Kribi.
- Zenker: Bipinde[Bipindi].

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Pausinystalia johimbe (K.Schum.) Pierre in Beille, Actes Soc. Linn. Bordeaux 61: 130 (1906); as P. Yohimba; accepted by Stoffelen, Robbrecht & Smets (1996: 309), but not accepted by Löfstrand & al. (2014: 311) [cited as Corynanthe johimbe]
  - Note: Pierre is mentioned in the abstract (p. 129); see ICN Art. 46.5: "A new combination, name at new rank, or replacement name is attributed to the author(s) of the publication in which it appears, although it was ascribed to a different author or different authors, when no separate statement was made that one or more of those authors contributed in some way to that publication."
Heterotypic
- Pausinystalia trillesii Pierre in Beille, Actes Soc. Linn. Bordeaux 61: 130 (1906), as P. Trillesii, not accepted by Hallé (1966: 68) and Stoffelen, Robbrecht & Smets (1996: 309) [cited as Pausinystalia johimbe]
- Pausinystalia trillesii Pierre in Beille, Actes Soc. Linn. Bordeaux 61: 130 (1906); as P. Trillesii; not accepted by Hallé (1966: 68) and Stoffelen, Robbrecht & Smets (1996: 309) [cited as Pausinystalia johimbe]
  - Type locality: [Gabon.] N Djolle in ditione congolana.
- Pausinystalia zenkeri W.Brandt, Archiv Pharm., Berlin 260: 67 (1922); not accepted by Stoffelen, Robbrecht & Smets (1996: 309) [cited as Pausinystalia johimbe]
  - Typus: G. Zenker 4573 (April 1912; Holotypus: B [destroyed]; ⧼Isotypi⧽: BR {cf. BR0000019610924, BR0000019610931} [both without type indication], G [G00165718^(JSTOR)], HBG [HBG521742^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], K [K000394958^(JSTOR)], P [P00539245^(JSTOR)], W [W1913-0011879], WU).
  - Type locality: Kamerunia[Cameroon]. Prope Bipindihof, in silvis vallis fluminis Lokundje, 90 m supra mare.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West Tropical Africa Nigeria. West-Central Tropical Africa Cabinda, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Zaïre. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Gilg, E. & Schumann, K. 1901. Über die Stammpflanze der Johimberinde. Notizblatt des Königl. botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin 3(25): 92–97. DOI: 10.2307/3993961 BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Beille, L. 1906. Contribution a l’étude des genres Corynanthe Velw. et Pausinystalia (n. g.) Pierre. Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux 61: 129–132. BHL Reference page.
Brandt, W. 1922. Monographie der Gattungen Corynanthe Welwitsch und Pausinystalia Pierre, Rubiaceae. (Ueber die Stammpflanze der Yohimberinde und ihre Verwandten.) Archiv der Pharmazie 160: 49–94. DOI: 10.1002/ardp.19222600106 Google Books. Reference page.
Hallé, N. 1966. Flore du Gabon : Rubiacées. Vol. 12. (1ère partie: PDF). Reference page.
Stoffelen, P., Robbrecht, E. & Smets, E. 1996. A revision of Corynanthe and Pausinystalia (African Rubiaceae-Coptosapelteae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 120(4): 287–326. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.1996.tb00485.x 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

IUCN: Corynanthe johimbe K.Schum. (Least Concern) - Assessed by Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group on 12 June (2018).
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Corynanthe johimbe in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 December 24. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Corynanthe johimbe. Published online. Accessed: 24 December 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Corynanthe johimbe. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 December 2021.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Corynanthe johimbe in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 25 December 2021. - As a synonym of Pausinystalia johimbe, last verified by ARS Systematic Botanists on 09/06/1995.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Corynanthe johimbe in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 March 4. Reference page.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Corynanthe johimbe. Accessed: 2023 January 21.

Vernacular names

English: Yohimbe
français: Yohimbé
日本語: ヨヒンベノキ
slovenčina: Johimbník Vzpružujúci