Coussarea macrocalyx

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: Coussareeae
Genus: Coussarea
Species: Coussarea macrocalyx

Name

Coussarea macrocalyx Standl., Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 11(5): 198 (1936)

• Type: A.E. Lawrance 445 (in fruit, 19 September 1932; Holotype: F [​V0068871F (708574)^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}]; Isotypes: A 00375778^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, BM [​BM000624110^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], E [​E00504599^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, collected on 19 April 1934], F {V0068872F (1499506)^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}, V0068873F (682363)^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}}, GH 00375777^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, K [​K000432732^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}], MO-716599 (1039127)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, NY [​NY00131177^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}], S [​S05-1529^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], US [​US00604240 (2323965)^(JSTOR)]; cf. L [​U.1559499^{(CRIA, GBIF)}, without type indication]).
• Type locality: Colombia. department of Boyaca: El Humbo, alt. 900 meters, in forest along stream.

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Coussarea stenocalyx Standl., Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 22(3): 183 (1940); not accepted by C.M. Taylor (1999), Mendoza et al. (2004) and Taylor (2011) [cited as Coussarea macrocalyx]
    • Typus: A.E. Lawrance 94 (in flower, 22 May 1932; Holotype: F [​V0068890F (707040)^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}]; Isotypes: MO-716598 (1039393)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, S [​S05-1533^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], US [​US00129946 (1482423)^(JSTOR)]; cf. MA-01-00313392^(GBIF)).
    • Type locality: Colombia. State of Boyacá: Chapón region, alt. 1,080 meters, in dense forest.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Colombia, Ecuador. Note: Ecuadoran occurrence are represented by B. Øllgaard et al. 34792 (collected in Pastaza, alt. 300 m, 19 July 1980; deposited in AAU [see Tropicos record(GBIF)]) and C.D. Játiva & C.C. Epling 1138 (collected in Esmeraldas, alt. 260 m, 27 July 1966; deposited in MO-1507305 (2225380)(GBIF); also in US {US02689324 (2534090)(GBIF), US02689325 (2707091)(GBIF)}). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Standley, P.C. 1936. Studies of American plants – VI. Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 11(5): 145–276. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Standley, P.C. 1940. Studies of American plants—XI. Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 22(3): 130–218. BHL Reference page. 
• Renner, S.S., Balslev, H. & Holm-Nielsen, L.B. 1990. Flowering Plants of Amazonian Ecuador - a checklist. AAU Reports 24: 1–241. ISBN 87 87600 31 5 Google Books. Gooble Books (another version). Reference page.  [see page 175.]
• Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) 1999. Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i–viii, 1–1181. Online. Reference page. 
• Taylor, C.M. 1999. Rubiaceae-Coussareeae. In: Delprete, P., Andersson, L., Ståhl, B. & Taylor, C.M. Flora of Ecuador, Vol. 62. Rubiaceae (part 3). 320 pp. Department of Systematic Botany, University of Göteborg, Section for Botany, Riksmuseum, p. 262. Google Books. Gooble Books (another version). Reference page. 
• Mendoza, H., Ramírez P., B.R. & Jiménez, L.C. 2004. Rubiaceae de Colombia. Guía ilustrada de géneros. Bogotá, Colombia: Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt. Programa Inventarios de BiodiversidadGrupo de Exploración y Monitoreo Ambiental - GEMA. ISBN 8151-31-7  ResearchGate (Spanish) Reference page.  [see page 316.]
• Taylor, C.M. 2011. RUBIACEAE. In: Idárraga-Piedrahita, Á., Ortiz, R. del C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.), Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares, Vol. 2. Listado de las Plantas Vasculares del Departamento de Antioquia. Programa Expedición Antioquia 2013. Series Biodiversidad y Recursos Naturales. 939 pp. Medellín: Universidad de Antioquia, Missouri Botanical Garden y Oficina de Planeación Departamental de la Gobernación de Antioquia. ISBN 978-958-8709-61-1 PDF ResearchGate Reference page.  [see page 828.]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Coussarea macrocalyx in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 November 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Coussarea macrocalyx. Published online. Accessed: 22 November 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Coussarea macrocalyx. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 November 2022.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Coussarea macrocalyx. Accessed: 2022 December 20.