Appunia venezuelensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicota Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Rubioideae
Tribus: Morindeae
Genus: Appunia
Species: Appunia venezuelensis

Name

Appunia venezuelensis Steyerm., Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 17(1): 356 (1967)

• Typus: J.A. Steyermark 88277 (10 January 1961; Holotypus: VEN [​VEN55418^(JSTOR)] ; ⧼Isotypi⧽: F [​V0068465F (1614377)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], NY [​NY00130847^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], US [​US00130017 (2447035)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]).
• Type locality: Venezuela. Bolivar: NW of camp, 5 km from Hato de Nuria, east of Miamo. Altiplanicie de Nuria, alt 400 m, woods along morichal.

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Morinda venezuelensis (Steyerm.) Steyerm., Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 23: 386 (1972); not accepted by Razafimandimbison & Bremer (2011), Taylor (2020) [cited as Appunia venezuelensis]

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Northern South America Venezuela. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Maguire, B. & Steyermark, J.A. 1967. Rubiaceae. In Maguire, B. & collaborators. The botany of the Guayana Highland – Part VII. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 17(1): 230–439. Google Books. World Flora Online Monographs Details, NYBG Steere Herbarium. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Maguire, B. & Steyermark, J.A. 1972. Rubiaceae. In Maguire, B. & collaborators. The botany of the Guayana Highland – Part IX. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 23: 227–832. Google Books. World Flora Online Monographs Details, NYBG Steere Herbarium. Reference page. 
• Razafimandimbison, S.G. & Bremer, B. 2011. Nomenclatural changes and taxonomic notes in the tribe Morindeae (Rubiaceae). Adansonia, série 3, 33(2): 283–309. DOI: 10.5252/a2011n2a13 PDF Reference page.  [see page 303.]
• Taylor, C.M. 2020. "Appunia venezuelensis". In: Studies in Tropical Rubiaceae. Tropicos. Accessed: 25 December 2022.

Links

• IUCN: Appunia venezuelensis Steyerm. (Critically Endangered) - Assessed by N. Avendaño, Y. Espinoza Flores, A. Fernández, A. Gallardo, M. García, R. Gonto, O. Hokche & T. Limonggi on 15 March 2020.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Appunia venezuelensis. Accessed: 2022 December 25.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Appunia venezuelensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 December 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Appunia venezuelensis. Published online. Accessed: 25 December 2022. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Appunia venezuelensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 December 2022. Reference page.