Psychotria walikalensis

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 walikalensis
Subspecies: P. w. subsp. montana – P. w. subsp. walikalensis

Name

Psychotria walikalensis E.M.A.Petit, Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 34: 108 (1964)

Synonyms

• Replaced synonym
  • Grumilea longipetiolata De Wild., Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 9: 41 (1923)
    • Note: there exist two blocking names, viz. Psychotria longipetiolata Thwaites (1859) and Psychotria longipetiolata Merr. (1920 publ. 1921), nom. illeg. [≡ P. mariguidonensis Sohmer & A.P.Davis].
    • Typus: J. Bequaert 6540 (in flower and fruit, 8 January 1915; Holotypus: BR [​BR0000008854407^(JSTOR)]).
    • Type locality: [The Democratic Republic of the Congo.] Walikale, forêt vierge [= primeval forest].

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• 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

• De Wildeman, É. 1923. Remarques sur les espèces africaines du genre Grumilea Gaertn.. Bulletin du Jardin botanique de l’État à Bruxelles 9: 21–58. DOI: 10.2307/3666462 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Psychotria walikalensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 December 30. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Psychotria walikalensis. Published online. Accessed: 30 December 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Psychotria walikalensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 December 2022.