Arachnothryx caucana

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: Cinchonoideae
Tribus: Guettardeae
Genus: Arachnothryx
Species: Arachnothryx caucana

Name

Arachnothryx caucana (Standl. ex Steyerm.) Steyerm., Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 17(1): 260 (1967), as 'Arachnothrix caucana'

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Rondeletia caucana Standl. ex Steyerm., Acta Biol. Venez. 4: 108 (1964)
    • Typus: E.I. Dryander 2094 (February 1938, in flower; Holotypus: F [​V0070910F (1036014)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; Isotypus: US [​US00137555 (1744389)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]).
    • Type locality: Colombia. Dept. El Cauca: Cordillera Occidental, Río Niguïto (?) [Ingutto], alt. 900 m., rain forest.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Colombia. 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

• Steyermark, J. 1964. Novedades en las Rubiáceas colombianas de Cuatrecasas. Acta Biologica Venezuelica 4: 1–117. Google Books. Google 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 312.]
• Delprete, P.G. & Cortés-B., R. 2015[2016]. Arachnothryx%20caucana. In: Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.), Cátalogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia, pp. 2252–2343. ResearchGate . Accessed: 10 January 2023. Reference page.  [see page 2254.]
• Borhidi, A.L. 2017. Revisión crítica del género Arachnothryx Planch.. Acta Botanica Hungarica 59(3–4): 287–318. DOI: 10.1556/034.59.2017.3-4.2 ResearchGate Reference page.  [see page 303.]

Links

• IUCN: Arachnothryx caucana (Standl. ex Steyerm.) Steyerm. (Data Deficient) - Assessed by C. Lopez-Gallego & P. Morales M. on 30 July 2020.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Arachnothryx caucana. Accessed: 2023 January 10.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Arachnothryx caucana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 January 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Arachnothryx caucana. Published online. Accessed: 10 January 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Arachnothryx caucana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 January 2023.