Cordia skutchii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Boraginales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Boraginales

Familia: Boraginaceae
Subfamilia: Cordioideae
Genus: Cordia
Species: Cordia skutchii

Name

Cordia skutchii I.M.Johnst., J. Arnold Arbor. 21(3): 339 (1940); as 'C. Skutchii'

• ⧼Types⧽:
  • Lectotype: Alexander F. Skutch 1426 (in flower and fruit, 12 October 1934; GH 00312887^{(GBIF, JSTOR)} [flower and fruit], designated by Miller 2007: 327; probable syntype: A 00094858^{(GBIF, JSTOR)} [fruit]; Iso[lecto]types: F [V0093018F (934236)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], US [​US00110728 (1644148)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]).
  • Paratype: A.F. Skutch 1425 (male, 12 October 1934; GH 00247390^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}; Iso[para]type: US [​US00110727 (1644147)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]).
• Type locality: Guatemala. Palamar, dept. Quezaltenango, 1140 m. alt., in forest.

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Gerascanthus skutchii (I.M.Johnst.) Borhidi, Acta Bot. Hung. 34(3–4): 402 (1988)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Johnston, I.M. 1940. Studies in the Boraginaceae, XV: Notes on some Mexican and Central American species of Cordia. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 21(3): 336–355. JSTOR BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Borhidi, A., Gondár, E. & Orosz-Kovács, Z. 1988. The reconsideration of the genus Cordia L. Acta Botanica Hungarica 34(3–4): 375–423. Arcanum Digitheca EurekaMag Reference page. 
• Miller, J.S. 2007. New Boraginales from Tropical America 5: New Names and Typifications for Neotropical Species of Cordia and Varronia. Novon 17(3): 372–375. DOI: 10.3417/1055-3177(2007)17[372:NBFTAN]2.0.CO;2 BHL Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN: Cordia skutchii I.M.Johnst. (Critically Endangered) - Assessed by A.L. MacVean on 30 June 2020 and published in 2021.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Cordia skutchii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 April 19. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Cordia skutchii. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 April 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Cordia skutchii. Published online. Accessed: 19 April 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Cordia skutchii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 April 2022.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Cordia skutchii. Accessed: 2023 January 14.