Psychotria lauracea

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: Rubioideae
Tribus: Psychotrieae
Genus: Psychotria
Species: Psychotria lauracea

Name

Psychotria lauracea (K.Schum.) E.M.A.Petit, Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 34: 129 (1964)

• Typus: Volkens 1393 ([November – December 1893]; lectotypus: BR (cf. BR0000008853820); isolectotypi: BM, E-E00193745, HBG-HBG521175, K-K000412268, PRE-PRE0594731-0); designated by Petit (1964: 131).
• Type locality: [Tanzania.] Kilimandscharo[Kilimandjaro]: Marangu, etwa 2 m hoher Str., häufig im Gebüsch bei 1450 m.
  • Note: for abbreviations, see Engler (1895: 5).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Grumilea lauracea K.Schum. in A. Engler, Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 392 (1895)
• Heterotypic
  • Psychotria fuscula K.Krause, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 34: 338 (1904); not accepted by Petit (1964: 129) [cited as Psychotria lauracea]
    • Typus: A. Engler (Reise nach Ostafrika) 368 (in flower, 12 September 1902; holotypus: B, destroyed).
    • [Tanzania.] Ost-Usambara: bei Lungusa[Longuza] im unteren Bergwald, 170 m ü. M.
  • Psychotria erythrocarpa K.Krause, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 43: 152 (1909), nom. illeg., non Psychotria erythrocarpa Schltdl. (1834); not accepted by Petit (1964: 129) and Lachenaud (2019) [cited as Psychotria lauracea]
    • Typus: W.C.O. Busse 3125 (in fruit, July 1903; holotypus: B, destroyed; lectotypus: BM-BM000903350, designated by Lachenaud 2019: 266; isolectotypi: BR (2 sheets: BR0000008853837, BR0000008853844), EA, G-G00350045, HBG-HBG521174, P).
    • Type locality: Nyassagebiet[Tanzania]. Matumbi-Berge: schattiges Dickicht auf humös-lehmigem Boden im Uferwald des Tamburu, bei 350 m ü. M.
  • Psychotria wauensis K.Krause in G.W.J.Millbraed (ed.), Wiss. Erg. Deut. Zentr.-Afr. Exped., Bot. 2: 335 (1911); not accepted by Petit (1964: 129) and Lachenaud (2019) [cited as Psychotria lauracea]
    • Typus: J. Mildbraed 1164 (holotypus: B, destroyed; isotypus: BR-BR0000008854131, fragment).
    • Type locality: [The Democratic Republic of the] Congo. District des Lacs Édouard et Kivu: lac Kivu, île Wau.
  • Psychotria bequaertii De Wild., Pl. Bequaert. 2: 335 (1924); not accepted by Petit (1964: 129) and Lachenaud (2019) [cited as Psychotria lauracea]
    • Typus: J. Bequaert 5617 (lectotypus: BR-BR0000008854100, designated by Lachenaud 2019: 266; isolectotypus: BR-BR0000008854094); Bequaert 6213 (syntypus: BR-BR0000008854148).
    • Type locality: [The Democratic Republic of the] Congo. District des Lacs Édouard et Kivu: Ruthshuru.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Cameroon, Gabon, Rwanda, Zaïre Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda Regional: South Tropical Africa Zambia 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. 
• Petit, E. 1964. Les espèces africaines du genre Psychotria L. (Rubiaceae): I. Bulletin du Jardin botanique de l’État à Bruxelles 34(1): 1–160. DOI: 10.2307/3667373 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Verdcourt, B. 1976. Rubiaceae. 414 pp. In Polhill, R.M. (ed.), Flora of Tropical East Africa. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, United Kingdom. Online (JSTOR). 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. 
• Lachenaud, O. 2019. Révision du genre Psychotria (Rubiaceae) en Afrique Occidentale et Centrale. Opera Botanica Belgica 17: 1–909. ISBN 9789492663184 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Psychotria lauracea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 October 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Psychotria lauracea. Published online. Accessed: 20 October 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Psychotria lauracea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 October 2021.

Vernacular names

Ikinyarwanda: Ikiryohera (Petit 1964: 131)
Kiswahili: Msigande