Psychotria zombamontana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Psychotria zombamontana (Kuntze) E.M.A.Petit, Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 34: 86 (1964)

Typus: Kirk s.n. (1 October 1859; holotypus: K-K000412304).
Type locality: Mozamb. Distr.[Malawi] Mount Zomba, in the thick jungle under the rocky northern ridge.

Replaced synonym
- Grumilea kirkii Hiern in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 3: 216 (1877); as G. Kirkii; not accepted by Petit (1964: 86) [cited as Psychotria zombamontana]
Basionym
- Uragoga zombamontana Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 958 (1891)
Heterotypic
- Psychotria meridianomontana E.M.A.Petit, Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 34: 88 (1964); as Psychotria meridiano-montana; not accepted by Govaerts (2003) [cited as Psychotria zombamontana]
  - Typus: H.M. Richards 6499 (16 October 1956; holotypus: K-K000412278).
  - Type locality: Tanganyika[Tanzania]. Distr. Rungwe, Ngozi, monts Poroto.
- Psychotria meridianomontana var. angustifolia E.M.A.Petit, Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 34: 89 (1964); not accepted by Govaerts (2003) [cited as Psychotria zombamontana]
  - Typus: Lynes 64 (holotypus: K; isotypus: EA).
  - Type locality: Tanganyika[Tanzania]. Njombe.
- Psychotria meridianomontana var. glabra E.M.A.Petit, Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 34: 90 (1964); not accepted by Govaerts (2003) [cited as Psychotria zombamontana]
  - Typus: N.K.B. Robson 347 (25 October 1958; holotypus: K-K000412305; isotypus: MO-2049208).
  - Type locality: Rhodésie du Nord[Zambia]. Nyika Plateau, SW du Rest House.

There exists a blocking name Psychotria kirkii Hiern in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 3: 206 (1877) = Psychotria punctata var. punctata.

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: East Tropical Africa Tanzania Regional: South Tropical Africa Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe Regional: Southern Africa Northern Provinces References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Oliver, D. 1877. Flora of Tropical Africa. Vol. 3. Umbeliferae to Ebenaceae. 544 pp. London. 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.

Kuntze, O. 1891. Revisio generum plantarum vascularium omnium atque cellularium multarum secundum leges nomenclaturae internationales cum enumeratione plantarum exoticarum in itinere mundi collectarum. Pars II. Pp. 377–1011. Arthur Felix, Leipzig [etc.]. BHL 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.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Psychotria zombamontana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 October 13. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Psychotria zombamontana. Published online. Accessed: 13 October 2021.
IUCN: Psychotria zombamontana (Kuntze) Petit (Near Threatened)
Tropicos.org 2021. Psychotria zombamontana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 October 2021.