Arachnothryx torresii

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 torresii

Name

Arachnothryx torresii (Standl.) Borhidi, Acta Bot. Hung. 33(3–4): 303 (1987)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Rondeletia torresii Standl., J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 18(6): 163 (1928), as 'Rondeletia Torresii'
    • Typus: P.C. Standley & R. Torres Rojas 47839 (in flower, 13 February 1926; Holotypus: US [​US00137646 (1305295)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; Isotypus: MO [​fide Borhidi 2001]).
    • Type locality: Costa Rica. Province of Alajuela: Viento Fresco, altitude about 1,800 meters, in wet forest.
• Homotypic
  • Javorkaea torresii (Standl.) Borhidi, Acta Bot. Hung. 43(1–2): 63 (2001); not accepted by Lorence (2012), Borhidi (2017) [cited as A. torresii]

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Notes

• Panaman occurrence is represented by D. Santamaría & B. Lara 1017 (collected in Bocas del Toro, alt. 866 m, 15 March 1994; deposited in MO {MO-507539 (5322353)^(GBIF), MO-518857 (04978338)^(GBIF)}; also in PMA [​PMA59062 (60652), as Rondeletia salicifolia Dwyer & M.V.Hayden]).

References

Primary references

• Borhidi, A. 1987. Studies in Rondeletieae (Rubiaceae) X. New combinations of Central American taxa. Acta Botanica Hungarica 33(3–4): 301–303. Arcanum Digitheca Reference page. 

Additional references

• Standley, P.C. 1928. Botany.―New plants from Central America.―XI. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 18(6): 160–169. BHL Reference page. 
• Borhidi, A. 2001. Additions and corrections to the "nomeclator of Mexican and central Amarican rubiaceae" of D. H. Lorence. Acta Botanica Hungarica 43(1–2): 37–78. DOI: 10.1556/abot.43.2001.1-2.3 ResearchGate . Reference page. 
• Nelson Sutherland, C.H. 2008. Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas. xxix + 1576 pp. Tegucigalpa, Honduras: SERNA/Guaymuras. ISBN 978-99926-44-80-5 Reference page.  [n.v.]
• Lorence, D.H. 2012. Arachnothryx torresii. Pp. 69–70 in Lorence, D.H. & Taylor, C.M., 207. Rubiaceae. In Davidse, G., Sousa S., M., Knapp, S. & Chiang, F. (eds.), Flora Mesoamericana, Vol. 4, Parte 2: Rubiaceae a Verbenaceae. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México; Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis; The Natural History Museum, London. ISBN 978-1-935641-08-7. Online Reference page. 
• 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 313.]

Links

• IUCN: Arachnothryx torresii (Standl.) Borhidi (Least Concern) - Assessed by R. Condit on 12 June 2018 and published in 2019.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Arachnothryx torresii. Accessed: 2022 December 27.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Arachnothryx torresii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 December 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Arachnothryx torresii. Published online. Accessed: 27 December 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Arachnothryx torresii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 December 2022.