Psychotria holtzii

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 holtzii

Name

Psychotria holtzii (K.Schum.) E.M.A.Petit, Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 36: 90 (1966); as Psychotria Holtzii

• Type: W. Holtz 301/02 (26 November 1901; neotype: EA(-EA000001803, -EA000001804)); destroyed syntypes: A. Engler 2137, 2161, 2186 (in flower, 6 November 1902).
• Type locality: Sansibarküstengebiet[Tanzania].
  • Neotype: Dar es-Salam, Sachsenwald[Mogo Forest].
  • Syntypes: Sachsenwald bei Dâr-es-Salâm, im parkartigen Buschgehölz auf Lichtungen.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Anthospermum holtzii K.Schum., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 34(3): 340 (1904); as A. Holtzii
• Heterotypic
  • Psychotria holtzii var. pubescens Verdc., Kew Bull. 30: 261 (1975); not accepted by Govaerts (2003) [cited as Psychotria holtzii]
    • Type: J.R. Welch 397 (October 1957; holotype: K (cf. K000284297 and K000284298, both without any type indication); isotype: EA-EA000001787).
    • Type locality: Tanzania. 25.6 km. W. of Dar es Salaam on Morogoro road.

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Schumann, K. 1904. Rubiaceae africanae. II. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 34(3): 329–342. BHL Reference page. 
• Petit, E. 1966. Les espèces africaines du genre Psychotria L. (Rubiaceae) — II. Bulletin du Jardin botanique de l’État à Bruxelles 36: 65–144. DOI: 10.2307/3667246 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Dale, I.R. & Greenway, P.J. 1961. Kenya Trees and Shrubs. Nairobi: Buchanan's Kenya Estates and Hatchards. Internet Archive. Reference page. 
• 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. 
• 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. 2021. Psychotria holtzii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 November 7. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Psychotria holtzii. Published online. Accessed: 7 November 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Psychotria holtzii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 7 November 2021.

Vernacular names

Kiswahili: Mangwe (Dale & Greenway 1961: 425; Petit 1966: 91; Beentje 1994)