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)

Type: A. Tonduz 9574 (in flower, April 1895; Holotype: US [US00129932 (938840)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; Isotypes: BM [BM001008974^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], BR {BR0000005306831^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, BR0000005307487^{(GBIF, 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:

Southern America
- Central America
  - Costa Rica, Panama.
    - Note: (a.) Panaman occurrence is represented by G. McPherson 10228 (collected at Santa Rita Ridge, Colón, alt. 500 m, 10 January 1987; deposited at MO [MO-997878 (3618504)^(GBIF)]; also at MEXU [PV755942], PMA [PMA59533 (60952)]).
- Western South America
  - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.
    - Note: (b.) Colombian occurrences are represented by the following collections:
      - R. Romero-Castañeda 5486 (collected near Río Sequion, Nariño, alt. 100–900 m, 22 November 1955; deposited at COL {COL000148579 (104703)^(GBIF), COL000148590 (66042)});
      - W. Devia A. 1196 (collected in Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, alt. 900 m, 15 March 1986; deposited at COL [COL000148585 (342462)^(GBIF)]).
    - Note: (c.) Ecuadoran occurrence is represented by A. Grijalva, C. Aulestia & J. Taicúz 486 (collected in Tulcán, Carchi, alt. 1150 m, 19–28 February 1993; deposited at QCNE [74920 (536363)^(Tropicos)]]).
Note: (d.) POWO recognizes also occurrence in Brazil North, while Gomes et al. (2020) deny any occurrence in Brazil.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

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

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, pp. 2252–2343. ResearchGate . 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.
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 Invalid ISBN ResearchGate (Spanish) Reference page. [see page 316]
Taylor, C.M. 1999. Coussarea latifolia (Rubiaceae). In: Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.), Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i–viii, 1–1181. Online. Reference page.
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: C.M. Taylor & collaborators, Rubiaceae Project. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos. Accessed: 15 September 2024.

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Coussarea latifolia. Accessed: 2024 February 25.
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. 2024. Coussarea latifolia. Published online. Accessed: 25 February 2024. Reference page.
IUCN: Coussarea latifolia Standl. (Least Concern) - Assessed by R. Condit on 12 June 2018 and published in 2019.
Tropicos.org 2022. Coussarea latifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 December 2022. Reference page.