Cosmocalyx spectabilis

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: Hamelieae
Genus: Cosmocalyx
Species: Cosmocalyx spectabilis

Name

Cosmocalyx spectabilis Standl., Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 8(1): 56 (1930)

• Type: G.F. Gaumer & sons 24270 (in flower, 1917–1921; Holotype: F 552275^(GBIF) [monochrome photocopy in NO /NO0008001/]; Isotypes: A 00898247^{(GBIF, JSTOR)} [ex F], CAS [CAS0002078^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], GH 00898246^{(GBIF, JSTOR)} [ex F], K [​K000424299^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], MO-316869 (953622)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, NY [​NY00131148^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], S [​S06-477^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], US [​US00138611 (57119)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, fragm.]).
• Type locality: [Mexico.] Yucatan: Without definite locality.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Southwest (Guerrero [possibly extinct]), Mexico Southeast (Campeche, Quintana Roo, Yucatán [possibly extinct]). Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Belize, Guatemala [possibly]. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Notes

• Occurrence in Campeche is represented by D. Álvarez M. 1745 (collected in Calakmul, alt. 97.5, 20 July 2002; deposited in MEXU [​PV1070062]; also in CICY 55807^(GBIF), IEB 199607^(GBIF)) and that in Quintana Roo by O. Téllez V. & E. F. Cabrera C. 2840 (collected in Felipe Carrillo Puerto, alt. 13 m, 10 July 1980; deposited in MEXU {PV278214, PV313748}; also in MO-509568 (3594125)^(GBIF)).
• Belizean occurrence is represented by S.W. Brewer 1975 (collected in Toledo, alt. 400 m, 30 October 2004; deposited in PTBG [see Tropicos record]).

References

Primary references

• Standley, P.C. 1930. Studies of American plants – III. Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 8(1): 3–73. BHL. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Carnevali Fernández-Concha, G., Tapia Muñoz, J.L., Duno de Stefano, R. & Ramírez Morillo, I.M. 2010. Flora Ilustrada de la Península Yucatán: Listado Florístico. 326 pp. Mérida: Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, A.C. PDF. ResearchGate . Reference page.  [see page 245]
• Lorence, D.H. 2012. Cosmocalyx spectabilis. Pp. 124 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. 
• Taylor, C.M. & Lorence, D.H. 2015. "Cosmocalyx spectabilis" in Studies in Tropical Rubiaceae. Tropicos. Accessed: 15 December 2022.

Links

• IUCN: Cosmocalyx spectabilis Standl. (Vulnerable) - Assessed by M.-S. Samain, A.C.D. Fuentes & E. Martínez Salas on 12 June 2018 and published in 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Cosmocalyx spectabilis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 December 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Cosmocalyx spectabilis. Published online. Accessed: 15 December 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Cosmocalyx spectabilis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 December 2022.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Cosmocalyx spectabilis. Accessed: 2022 December 21.

Vernacular names

• Yucatec Maya: Chakte’ Kook