Coussarea latifolia

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 latifolia

Name

Coussarea latifolia Standl., J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 18(10): 281 (1928)

• Typus: A. Tonduz 9574 (in flower, April 1895; Holotypus: US [​US00129932 (938840)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; ⧼Isotypi⧽: BM [​BM001008974^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], BR {BR0000005306831^(JSTOR), BR0000005307487^(JSTOR)}, C, F [​V0068828F (656111)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, ex C], US [​US00997776 (2813773)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, collector as 'H. Pittier']).
• Type locality: Costa Rica. Talamanca, altitude about 200 meters, in forests of Tsaki.

Distribution

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

Notes

• Panaman occurrence is represented by G. McPherson 10228 (collected at Santa Rita Ridge, Colón, alt. 500 m, 10 January 1987; deposited in MO-997878 (3618504)^(GBIF); also in MEXU [​PV755942], PMA [​PMA59533 (60952)]).
• Colombian occurrences are represented by R. Romero-Castañeda 5486 (collected near Río Sequion, Nariño, alt. 100–900 m, 22 November 1955; deposited in COL {COL000148579 (104703), COL000148590 (66042)}) and W. Devia A. 1196 (collected in Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, alt. 900 m, 15 March 1986; deposited in COL [​COL000148585 (342462)]).
• Ecuadoran occurrence is represented by A. Grijalva, C. Aulestia & J. Taicúz 486 (collected in Tulcán, Carchi, alt. 1150 m, 19–28 February 1993; deposited in QCNE [see Tropicos record]).
• PWO recognizes also occurrence in Brazil North, while Gomes et al. (2020) deny any occurrence in Brazil.

References

Primary references

• Standley, P.C. 1928. Botany.―New plants from Central America.―XIII. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 18(10): 273–282. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) 1999. Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i–viii, 1–1181. Online. Reference page. 
• Jiménez-B., L.C. 2002. Lista de las colecciones colombianas de Rubiaceae depositadas en el Herbario Nacional Colombiano (COL). Caldasia 24(1): 41–64. Online. Reference page.  [see page 44.]
• Mendoza, H., Ramírez P., B.R. & Jiménez, L.C. 2004. Rubiaceae de Colombia. Guía ilustrada de géneros. Bogotá, Colombia: Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt. Programa Inventarios de BiodiversidadGrupo de Exploración y Monitoreo Ambiental - GEMA. ISBN 8151-31-7  ResearchGate (Spanish) Reference page.  [see page 316.]
• Taylor, C.M. 2012. Coussarea latifolia. Pp. 131 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. 2012. "Coussarea latifolia". In: Studies in Tropical Rubiaceae. Tropicos. Accessed: 14 December 2022.
• Delprete, P.G. & Cortés-B., R. 2015[2016]. Coussarea%20latifolia. In: Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.), Cátalogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. PDF. Accessed: 14 December 2022. Reference page.  [see page 2263.]
• 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. 

Links

• IUCN: Coussarea latifolia Standl. (Least Concern) - Assessed by R. Condit on 12 June 2018 and published in 2019.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Coussarea latifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 December 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Coussarea latifolia. Published online. Accessed: 14 December 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Coussarea latifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 December 2022.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Coussarea latifolia. Accessed: 2022 December 20.