Coussarea congestiflora

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: Rubioideae
Tribus: Coussareeae
Genus: Coussarea
Species: Coussarea congestiflora

Name

Coussarea congestiflora Müll.Arg., Flora 58: 466, 475–476 (1875)

• Type: F. Sello(w) [1408] (in flower; Holotype: B [monochrome photocopy at F /F0BN000785^{(GBIF1, GBIF2, JSTOR)}/]; Isotypes: F [​V0068843F (607171)^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}], G [​G00389958 (286344/1)^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}, 'ISO-TYPUS (?)']).
  • Note: Delprete (2003) states that Müller's personal herbarium was subsequently included in G-DC.
• Type locality: Brasilia merid. [= Southern BRAZIL].

Synonyms

• Gomes et al. (2020) place Coussarea lagoensis Müll.Arg. under C. congestiflora, while Taylor (2016) tentatively treats both names as separated.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast (Bahia), Brazil Southeast (Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Notes

• León et al. (2020) cite the following collections (without repository indications) for this species:
  • Perdiz 863 (collected in mun. Almadina, Bahia)
  • Jardim 95 (collected in mun. Arataca, Bahia)
  • Amorim 7308 (collected in mun. Camacan, Bahia)
  • Paixão 1442 (collected in mun. Igrapiúna, Bahia)
  • Matos 1735 (collected in mun. Porto Seguro, Bahia)
  • Aona 2913 (collected in mun. Ibirataia, Bahia)
  • Martini 102 (collected in mun. Una, Bahia)
  • Thomas 12168 (collected in mun. Uruçuca, Bahia)
  • Aona 2355 (collected in mun. Wenceslau Guimarães, Bahia)
  • Fraga 1847 (collected in mun. Cariacica, Espírito Santo)
  • Silva 148 (collected in mun. Linhares, Espírito Santo)
  • Demuner 462 (collected in mun. Santa Teresa, Espírito Santo)
  • Gomes 322 (collected in mun. Caratinga, Minas Gerais)
  • Irwin 19788 (collected in mun. Itabirito, Minas Gerais)
  • Santos 334 (collected in mun. Itambé do Mato Dentro, Minas Gerais)
  • Zappi 2515 (collected in mun. Santana de Pirapama, Minas Gerais, 24 November 2009; deposited at SPF [​SPF00204916^{(CRIA, GBIF)}])
  • Pirani CFSC7677 (collected in mun. Santana do Riacho, Minas Gerais)
  • Lombardi 4675 (collected in mun. São Gonçalo do Rio Abaixo, Minas Gerais)
  • J.G.K. 1715 (collected in mun. Viçosa, Minas Gerais)
  • Silva Neto 1850 (collected in mun. Itatiaia, Rio de Janeiro)
  • Zappi 344 (collected in mun. Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro)
  • Lima 224 (collected in mun. Santa Maria Madalena, Rio de Janeiro)
  • Farney 4186 (collected in mun. São Pedro da Aldeia, Rio de Janeiro)
  • Baez 744 (collected in mun. Silva Jardim, Rio de Janeiro)

References

Primary references

• Müller, J. 1875–1876. Rubiaceae brasilienses novae. Flora 58(29): 449–459 (BHL), (30): 465–480 (BHL); 59(28): 433– (BHL), (29): 449– (BHL), 495– (BHL), 540– (BHL), (35): 547–554 (BHL). Reference page. 

Additional references

• Delprete, P.G. 2003. Revision and typification of some species of Ixora (Rubiaceae) from Central and Southern Brazil. Sida 20(4): 1471–1480. BHL JSTOR ResearchGate Reference page.  [see page 1472.]
• Gomes, M., Barbosa, M.R.V. & Pereira, M.S. 2020. Coussarea. In: Flora do Brasil 2020. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. PDF (Portuguese). Flora e Funga do Brasil. Reference page.  [see page 13.]
• Taylor, C.M. 2016. "Coussarea congestiflora". In: Studies in Tropical Rubiaceae. Tropicos. Accessed: 18 January 2023.

Links

• IUCN: Coussarea congestiflora Müll.Arg. (Least Concern) - Assessed by M.L.V. León, G. Crispim, E. Amorim, J. Wagner Ribeiro Júnior, P. da Rosa, G. Martinelli & M. Gomes on 24 January 2020.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Coussarea congestiflora. Accessed: 2023 January 18.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Coussarea congestiflora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 January 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Coussarea congestiflora. Published online. Accessed: 18 January 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Coussarea congestiflora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 January 2023.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Coussarea. Accessed: 2023 January 23.