Kadua foliosa

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: Spermacoceae
Genus: Kadua
Species: Kadua foliosa

Name

Kadua foliosa Hillebr., Fl. Hawaiian Isl.: 164 (1888); not accepted by Govaerts (2003) [cited as Wiegmannia foliosa], but accepted by Terrell & al. (2005)

Typus: W. Hillebrand s.n. (MEL-MEL1520424, see Grimes 2000: 47; isotypus: BISH-BISH1015768; 'cotype': K-K000760477).
Type locality: [United States of America.] Hawaiian Islands: [Maui,] E. Maui, at heights of about 4000 ft.

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Hedyotis foliosa (Hillebr.) Fosberg, Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 174: 44 (1943); not accepted by Govaerts (2003) [cited as Wiegmannia foliosa]

Notes

'β var.?' was excluded by Fosberg (1942: 56) and is now accepted as Kadua degeneri subsp. coprosmifolia.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Pacific Regional: North-Central Pacific Hawaii Hawaiian Is. (Extinct) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Hillebrand, W. (†). 1888. Flora of the Hawaiian Islands: a description of their phanerogams and vascular cryptogams. London: Williams & Norgate; New York: B. Westermann & Co.; Heidelberg: Carl Winter. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Fosberg, F.R. 1942. The Polynesian species of Hedyotis (Rubiaceae). Bernince P. Bishop Museum Bulletin 174: 1–102. Google Books Google Books (another version) Reference page.
Grimes, J.W. 2000. Identified types in the Wilhelm Hillebrand collections in the herbarium of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne. Muelleria 14: 41-49. 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.
Terrell, E.E., Robinson, H.E., Wagner, W.L. & Lorence, D.H. 2005. Resurrection of Genus Kadua for Hawaiian Hedyotidinae (Rubiaceae), with Emphasis on Seed and Fruit Characters and Notes on South Pacific Species. Systematic Botany 30(4): 818–833. DOI: 10.1600/036364405775097716 PDF Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Kadua foliosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 October 29. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Kadua foliosa. Published online. Accessed: 29 October 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Kadua foliosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 October 2021.