Aidia abeidii

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: Dialypetalanthoideae
Tribus: Gardenieae
Genus: Aidia
Species: Aidia abeidii

Name

Aidia abeidii S.E.Dawson & Gereau, Novon 20(3): 257 (256–259; fig. 1) (2010)

• Typus: Y.S. Abeid 264 (1 July 1998, in flower; holotypus: K; isotypi: BR, M, MO-2292748^(JSTOR), NHT, UPS).
  • Note: there are two specimens labelled as 'holotype': K000771307^(JSTOR) and K000771310^(JSTOR).
• Type locality: Tanzania. Pwani Region: Bagamoyo Distr., Zaraninge Forest, Gongo Village, near WWF office, 06°11′S, 38°36′E, 260 m.

Notes

Dawson & Gereau consider the following two mentions possibly this species:

• Aidia sp. sensu Verdc., Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Rub. (Part 2): 489 (1988)
• Aidia sp. (aff. gardneri (Thwaites) Tirveng.) sensu S.T. Iversen, Symb. Bot. Upsal. 29(3): 204 (1991)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa East Tropical Africa Kenya [​fide Amano et al. (2020)], Tanzania References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Dawson, S.E. & Gereau, R.E. 2010. New Species of Aidia and Polysphaeria (Rubiaceae) from East Africa. Novon 20(3): 256–264. DOI: 10.3417/2009110 JSTOR ResearchGate Reference page. 

Additional references

• Bridson, D. & Verdcourt, B. 1988. Rubiaceae (Part 2). In Polhill, R.M. (ed.), Flora of Tropical East Africa, pp. 415–747. ISBN 90-6191-337-3 Google Books [reprint 2019 by CRC Press]. Reference page. 
• Iversen, S.T. 1991. The Usambara mountains, NE Tanzania: phytogeography of the vascular plant flora. Symbolae Botanicae Upsalienses 29(3): i–vi, 1–234. ISBN 91-554-2752-9 Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN: Aidia abeidii S.E.Dawson & Gereau (Vulnerable) - Assessed by Amano, M., Kelbessa, E., Gereau, R.E., Hemp, A., Kabuye, C., Kalema, J., Kindeketa, W., Luke, W.R.Q., Malombe, I., Minani, V. & Ndangalasi, H. on 5 November 2014 and published in 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Aidia abeidii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 March 28. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Aidia abeidii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 March 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Aidia abeidii. Published online. Accessed: 28 March 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Aidia abeidii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 March 2022.