Sylvainia natalensis

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: Cinchonoideae
Tribus: Naucleeae
Genus: Sylvainia
Species: Sylvainia natalensis

Name

Sylvainia natalensis (Oliv.) M.F.Romero & R.M.Salas, Pl. Ecol. Evol. 156(1): 107 (2023)

Synonymy

Basionym
- Cephalanthus natalensis Oliv., Hooker's Icon. Pl. 14: 22–23, t. 1331 (1881)
  - Typus:
    - Lectotypus [first-step by Ridsdale 1976: 183; second-step by Romero et al. 2023: 107]: W.T. Gerrard 1495 (K [K000394935^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, received July 1865, right-top specimen]; Isolectotypus: K000394934^{(GBIF, JSTOR)} ["Natal & Zululand", purchased March 1872, left-top specimen]).
  - Note: Ridsdale designated a collection deposited in 'CR' [Museo Nacional de Costa Rica] as lectotype, which should be regarded as an obvious typographical error since all the type specimens studied by D. Oliver are deposited in K (vide Stafleu & Cowan 1981).
    - Syntypus: W.G. Atherstone s.n. (K [K000394933^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, lower specimens]).
Type locality: [South Africa.]
- Lectotypus: Natal.
- Syntypus: Transvaal: [chiefly near Lydenburg].

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa East Tropical Africa Tanzania. South Tropical Africa Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe [fide Romero et al. 2023: 109]. Southern Africa Lesotho, KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, Northern Provinces (Mpumalanga, Northern Province). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Romero, M.F., Gonzalez, A.M. & Salas, R.M. 2023. Sylvainia, a new monospecific genus within the subtribe Cephalanthinae (Rubiaceae, Naucleeae). Plant Ecology and Evolution 156(1): 85–111. DOI: 10.5091/plecevo.90423 Reference page.

Additional references

Hooker, J.D. (ed.) 1880–1882. Hooker's Icones Plantarum, or Figures, with Descriptive Characters and Remarks, of New and Rare Plants, Selected from the Kew Herbarium. Vol. 14 (= Third series, Vol. 4): 79 pp., pls. 1301–1400. London: William & Norgate. BHL Reference page.
Ridsdale, C.E. 1976. A revision of the tribe Cephalantheae (Rubiaceae). Blumea 23(1): 177–188. PDF. Reference page.
Stafleu, F.A. & Cowan, R.S. 1981. Taxonomic Literature: A Selective Guide to Botanical Publications and Collections with Dates, Commentaries and Types, Vol. 3: Lh–O. Second Edition. 980 pp. Bohn, Scheltema & Holkema, Utrecht. BHL. Reference page. [see page 819]
Taylor, C.M. 2023. Sylvainia natalensis (Oliv.) F.M. Romero & R.M. Salas. In: C.M. Taylor & collaborators, Rubiaceae Project. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos. Accessed: 29 October 2023.

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Cephalanthus natalensis. Accessed: 2023 October 29.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Sylvainia natalensis. Accessed: 2023 October 29.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Sylvainia natalensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 August 2. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Sylvainia natalensis. Published online. Accessed: 29 October 2023.
IUCN: Cephalanthus natalensis Oliv. (Least Concern) - Assessed by Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group on 12 June 2018 and published in 2020.
Tropicos.org 2023. Sylvainia natalensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 October 2023.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cephalanthus natalensis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 12 February 2022.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Witaarbeibos
English: Strawberry Bush
chiShona: Musipwe
SiSwati: umFomfo
Sesotho: Mothotwê
Tshivenda: Murondo
isiZulu: umFimfi