Coussarea verticillata

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 verticillata

Name

Coussarea verticillata Müll.Arg., Flora 58: 467, 476 (1875)

• Typus: F. Sello[w] s.n. (in fruit; B [monochrome photocopy at F /F0BN000798^{(GBIF1, GBIF2, JSTOR)}/]; Isotypus: F [​V0068899F (607104)^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}]).
  • Note: Delprete (2003) states that Müller's personal herbarium was subsequently included in G-DC.
• Type locality: Brasilia meridionalis [= Southern BRAZIL].

Synonyms

• Coussarea verticillata var. pubescens Müll.Arg., Fl. Bras. (Martius) 6(5): 94 (1881); not accepted by Gomes et al. (2020) [cited as C. verticillata], determination suspended by Taylor (2016)
  • Typus: Sello s.n. (in fruit; Isotypus: G [​G00436043 (288158/1)^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}]).
• Heterotypic
  • Coussarea verticillata var. glabra Müll.Arg., Fl. Bras. (Martius) 6(5): 94 (1881); not accepted by Gomes et al. (2020) [cited as C. verticillata], determination suspended by Taylor (2016)
    • Typus: A.F.M. Glaziou 2610 (in flower; BR [​BR0000006260187^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; Isotypus: G [​G00436044 (288160/1)^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}, all the corolla have fallen]; cf. P [​P03914012^{(CRIA, GBIF, REFLORA)}, without any type indication]).
    • Type locality: BRAZIL. "Prope Rio de Janeiro" [= near Rio de Janeiro; Rio de Janeiro: Cachoeiras de Macacu].

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil Southeast (Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro), Brazil South (Rio Grande do Sul [possibly]). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Notes

• Fernandez et al. (2020) cite the following collections (withou repository indications) for this species:
  • Fraga [et al.] 1847 (collected in mun. Cariacica, Espírito Santo, 15 February 2008; deposited in CEPEC [​CEPEC00125765^{(GBIF, REFLORA)}, determined as Coussarea cf. verticillata by J. Jardim in November 2008]; cf. K [​K000771177^{(CRIA, GBIF, REFLORA)}, as Coussarea sp.], MBML [​MBML033745, as Rubiaceae], RB [​RB00521442 (463162), determined with Coussarea congestiflora Müll.Arg. by Mario Gomes on 20 August 2015], UPCB [71070, fruit preserved in alcohol])
  • Andrade 605 (collected in mun. Caratinga, Minas Gerais)
  • Castro 671 (collected in mun. Descoberto, Minas Gerais)
  • Lafetá s.n. (collected in mun. Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais)
  • Kuhlmann VIC1715 (collected in mun. Viçosa, Minas Gerais, 7 December 1934; deposited in UB [​UB1256716 (12947)^(GBIF), determined by M.S. Pereira]; cf. RB [​RB00338657 (2283)^(GBIF), determined with C. congestiflora by M. Gomes on 7 January 2019], VIC [1715^(GBIF), as C. hydrangeifolia (Benth.) Benth. & Hoof. ex Müll.Arg.])
  • Glaziou 2610 [type of Coussarea verticillata var. glabra Müll.Arg.]
  • Lúcio 57 (collected in mun. Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin, Rio de Janeiro)
  • Pereira s.n. (collected in mun. Macaé, Rio de Janeiro)
  • Silva Neto 1670 (collected in mun. Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro)
  • Sucre 10630 (collected in mun. Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro)
  • Sucre 7436 (collected in mun. Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro)
  • Forzza 2848 (collected in mun. Santa Maria Madalena, Rio de Janeiro)
  • Pereira s.n. (collected in mun. Sapucaia, Rio de Janeiro)
  • Gaui 264 (collected in mun. Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro)
  • Silva [& L.M. Abe] 3123 (collected in mun. Tunas do Paraná, Paraná, 15 December 1999; deposited in ASU [​ASU0042746^(GBIF), ESA [​ESA071974^(REFLORA), determined by S.F. Smith in 2000], MBM [​MBM245032^(REFLORA), determined by S.F. Smith in May 2000], UB [​UB1079316 (12967)^(GBIF), determined by M.S. Pereira], US [​US02689548 (3399990)^{(CRIA, GBIF)}, determined by S.F. Smith in May 2000]; cf. MO-1560922 (5575210), determined with Coussarea contracta (Walp.) Müll.Arg. by C.M. Taylor in 2004)

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

• Müller Argoviensis, J. 1881. Rubiaceae. Tribus Retiniphylleae, Guettardeae, Chiococceae, Ixoreae, Coussareeae, Psychotrieae. Pp. 1–470, tt. 1–67 in Martius, C.F.P. de (†) & Eichler, A.G. (eds.), Flora Brasiliensis. Enumeratio plantarum in Brasilia hactenus detectarum quas suis aliorumque botanicorum studiis descriptas et methodo naturali digestas partim icone illustratas, Vol. VI, pars V. Fasc. LXXXIV. Frid. Fleischer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. BHL Reference page. 
• Glaziou, A.-F.-M. 1905–1913. Plantae Brasiliae centralis a Glaziou lectae. Liste des plantes du Brésil Central recueillies en 1861–1895. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de la France 52, Mémoires 1(3): 1–661. BHL Reference page.  [see page 346.]
• 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 68.]
• Taylor, C.M. 2016. "Coussarea verticillata". In: Studies in Tropical Rubiaceae. Tropicos. Accessed: 18 January 2023.

Links

• IUCN: Coussarea verticillata Müll.Arg. (Least Concern) - Assessed by E. Fernandez, G. Crispim, 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 verticillata. Accessed: 2023 January 18.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Coussarea verticillata 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 verticillata. Published online. Accessed: 18 January 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Coussarea verticillata. 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.

Vernacular names

português: Rubi-laranja [in Teresópolis (Rio de Janeiro)]