Pseudomussaenda flava

Pseudomussaenda flava

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: Pseudomussaenda
Species: Pseudomussaenda flava

Name

Pseudomussaenda flava Verdc., Kew Bulletin 6(3): 378 (1951 publ. 1952)

• Typus: A.S. Thomas 725 (29 September 1932; holotypus: EA000002962; isotypi: K000414482^(JSTOR), KAW000084, MHU ex ENT).
• Type locality: Uganda. Western Province, Toro District, Bwamba Co. Kabango, local in forest, 1230 m. alt.

Synonyms

(List may be incomplete)

• Homotypic
  • Mussaenda flava (Verdc.) Bakh.f. in Backer, Beknopte Fl. Java, Afl. 15.(Fam. 173): 72 (1956); not accepted by Govaerts (2003) [cited as Pseudomusssaenda flava]

Notes

The following three names belong to Pentas lanceolata (Forssk.) Deflers in terms of nomenclature, even though they were given to this species (see Britten 1897: 130, Verdcourt 1951, Verdcourt 1953: 341–342).

• Mussaenda luteola Delile, Cent. Pl. Meroe: 65 (1826), nom. illeg.
  • Note: for plants found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and labelled with this name, see also Pseudomussaenda angustifolia Troupin & E.M.A.Petit and Pseudomussaenda monteiroi (Wernham) Wernham; for Angolan record, see also Pseudomussaenda gossweileri Wernham.
• Vignaldia luteola Schweinf., Beitr. Fl. Aethiop.: 282 (1867), nom. superfl.
• Pseudomussaenda lanceolata (Forssk.) Wernham, J. Bot. 54: 298 (1916)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West Tropical Africa Nigeria West-Central Tropical Africa Zaïre Northeast Tropical Africa Ethiopia, Sudan East Tropical Africa Kenya, Uganda References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Verdcourt, B. 1951. The Identity of Ophiorrhiza lanceolata Forsk. Kew Bulletin 6(3): 377-380. DOI: 10.2307/4118010 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Schweinfurth, G. 1867. Beitrag zur Flora Aethiopiens. Berlin, G. Reimer. Hathitrust, BSBdigital. Reference page. 
• Britten, J. 1897. Notes on Pentas. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 35: 126–132. BHL Reference page. 
• Wernham, H.F. 1916. Pseudomussænda: a new genus of Rubiaceæ. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 54: 297–301. BHL. Reference page. 
• Verdcourt, B. 1953. A Revision of Certain African Genera of Herbaceous Rubiaceae V.: A Revision of the Genus Pentas Bentham Together with a Key to Related Genera. Bulletin du Jardin botanique de l’État à Bruxelles 23(3/4): 237–371. DOI: 10.2307/3666933 Reference page. 
• Corner, E.J.H. & Watanabe, K. 1969. Illustrated Guide to Tropical Plants. Tokyo: Hirokawa Publishing Co. 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. 
• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Pseudomussaenda flava in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 March 18. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Pseudomussaenda flava in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 March 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Pseudomussaenda flava. Published online. Accessed: 18 March 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Pseudomussaenda flava. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 March 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Pseudomussaenda flava in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 18 March 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Dwarf Mussaenda
日本語: ウスギコンロンカ (cf. Corner & Watanabe 1969: 702)

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