Psychotria johnsonii

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 johnsonii

Name

Psychotria johnsonii Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 3(7): 175 (1880); as "P. Johnsoni"

• ⧼Types⧽:
  • Lectotype: R. Wight s.n. in Wallich Cat. 8352 (with 'Alway'; K [​K000031181^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, designated by Deb & Gangopadhyay 1989: 88]).
  • Syntypes:
    • R. Wight 1442 ([April 1848]; K [​K000030981^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}; Isotype: CAL [​CAL0000016393 (212617), 'Duplicate of Type']).
    • "Johnson" [Johnstone fide Deb & Gangopadhyay 1989: 88] s.n. (K [​K000031180^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], formerly determined with P. bisulcata).
• Type locality: India. Western Peninsula [Kerala]: Cochin [Kochin].

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Uragoga johnsonii (Hook.f.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 961 (1891); as Johnstonii

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent India (Kerala). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hooker, J.D., assisted by various botanists, 1880–1882. The Flora of British India Vol. 3. Caprifoliaceae to Apocynaceae. 712 pp. London: L. Reeve. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Wallich, N. 1828–1849. A Numerical List of Dried Specimens of plants in the Museum of the Honl. East India Company, which have been supplied by Dr. Wallich, superintendent of the botanic garden at Calcutta. London. BHL 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. 
• Deb, D.B. & Gangopadhyay, M. 1989. Taxonomic revision of the genus Psychotria (Rubiaceae) in India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany, Additional Series 7: 1–164. Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Psychotria johnsonii. Published online. Accessed: 26 November 2021.
• 'DICOT TYPE'. Accessed: 3 December 2023.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Psychotria johnsonii. Accessed: 2023 December 3.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Psychotria johnsonii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 December 3. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Psychotria johnsonii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 3 December 2023.