Cupaniopsis vitiensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sapindales

Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Regnum*: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Regnum*: Viridiplantae Cladus: Streptophyta Cladus: Phragmoplastophyta Cladus: Embryophyta Cladus: Polysporangiophyta Divisio*: Tracheophyta Cladus: Eutracheophyta Cladus: Euphyllophytina Cladus: Megaphylla Cladus: Radiatopses Cladus: Lignophyta Cladus: Metalignophyta Diviso*: Spermatophyta Classis*: Angiospermae Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicota Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Sapindales

Familia: Sapindaceae
Subfamilia: Sapindoideae
Tribus: Cupanieae
Genus: Cupaniopsis
Species: Cupaniopsis vitiensis

Name

Cupaniopsis vitiensis Radlk., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 20: 34 (1924)

• Typus: J. Horne 982 (in fruit, August 1878, handed by a native boy without leaves nor flowers; Holotypus: K [​K000701627^(JSTOR)]; Isotypus: M-0225270^(JSTOR)).
• Type locality: In insulis Vitiensibus [= FIJI]. "Kow Luli, on the Wai ni Mala".

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Cupaniopsis induta A.C.Sm., J. Arnold Arbor. 31(3): 296 (1950); not accepted by Smith (1985), Adema (1991) [cited as Cupaniopsis vitiensis]
    • Typus: A.C. Smith 4663 (3 June 1947; Holotypus: A 00050709^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}; ⧼Isotypi⧽: BISH [​BISH1004928 (586938)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], BRI-AQ0022521, K [​K000701628^(JSTOR)], L 0013391^(JSTOR), LE 00014958^(JSTOR), NY [​NY00337821^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], P [​P00639283^(JSTOR)], S-G-1795^(JSTOR), US [​US00094198 (1965446)^(JSTOR)]).
    • Type locality: FIJI. Viti Levu, Mba: Upper slopes of Mt. Koromba [Pickering Peak], alt. 800–1075 m.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Pacific Regional: Southwestern Pacific Fiji References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Radlkofer, L. 1924. Sapindaceae oceanicae novae vel emendatae. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 20(1–5): 27–42. DOI: 10.1002/fedr.19240200106 Biblioteca Digital. Google Books. Google Books (another version). Reference page. 

Additional references

• Smith, A.C. 1950. Studies of Pacific Island plants, VII. Further notes on Fijian flowering plants. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 31(3): 288–319. BHL Reference page. 
• Smith, A.C. 1985. Flora Vitiensis Nova: A New Flora of Fiji (Spermatophytes Only). Vol. 3. Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden, Lawai, Kauai, Hawaii. BHL Reference page.  [see page 608.]
• Adema, F. 1991. Cupaniopsis Radlk. (Sapindaceae): a monograph. Leiden Botanical Series 15(1): 1–190. PDF Reference page.  [see pages 180–182.]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Cupaniopsis vitiensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 November 17. Reference page.