Ruehssia fusca

Ruehssia fusca

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: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Asclepiadoideae
Tribus: Marsdenieae
Genus: Ruehssia
Species: Ruehssia fusca

Name

Ruehssia fusca (C.Wright ex Griseb.) Liede, S.Reuss & Meve, Willdenowia 50(1): 32 (2020)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Marsdenia fusca C.Wright ex Griseb., Cat. Pl. Cub.: 178 (1866).
• Heterotypic
  • Apocynum citrifolium Descourt., Fl. Méd. Antilles 3: 180 (1827).
  • Echites citrinus A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 474 (1844).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Jamaica. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Reuss, S.J., Meve, U., Mangelsdorff, R.D. & Liede-Schumann, S. 2020. Transfer of Cuban Marsdenia to Ruehssia (Apocynaceae - Asclepiadoideae), and two new species in Ruehssia. Willdenowia 50(1): 29–37. DOI: 10.3372/wi.50.50104 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Marsdenia fusca in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Oct 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Ruehssia fusca. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 30 2020.