Bejaria mathewsii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ericales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Ordo: Ericales

Bejaria mathewsii Fielding & Gardner, Sert. Pl. 3: 69 (1844)

Note:: cited in IPNI as: Bot. Mag. 83: t. 4981, (text) (1857) (as "Befaria mathewsii")

Lectotype (designated by Mansfeld & Sleumer, 1935): Amazonas: Chachapoyas, Mathews 1426. K, photos A neg. 1038, NY neg. 11704; Isolectotypes: CGE, E, G, K, NY, OXF, P, S, photo NY neg. 11705).

Heterotypic
- Bejaria corymbosa B.Fedtsch. & Basil., Bot. Mater. Gerb. Glavn. Bot. Sada S.S.S.R. 6: 44 (1926)
- Bejaria mathewsii f. pulcherrima Mansf. & Sleumer, Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 12: 259 (1935)
- Bejaria phillyreifolia Benth., Pl. Hartw.: 225 (1846)
- Bejaria popayana B.Fedtsch. & Basil., Bot. Mater. Gerb. Glavn. Bot. Sada S.S.S.R. 6: 44 (1926)

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Northern South America Colombia Western South America Ecuador, Peru Brazil Brazil North References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Fielding, H.B. & Gardner, G. 1844. Sertum Plantarum; or, drawings and descriptions, of rare and undescribed plants from the author's herbarium. Part 3. tt. 51–75. Hippolyte Bailliere, London; J.B. Baillìere, Paris; T.O. Weigel, Leipzig. MDZ Reference page.
Hooker, W.J. 1857. Curtis’s botanical magazine, comprising the plants of the Royal Gardens of Kew, and of other botanical establishments in Great Britain; with suitable descriptions. Vol. LXXXIII [= Vol. XIII of the third series.] pp. 4958–5024. Lovell Reeve, London. BHL Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Bejaria mathewsii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jan 07. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2026. Bejaria mathewsii. Published online. Accessed: 07. Jan. 2026. Reference page.