Faramea cobana

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: Faramea
Species: Faramea cobana

Name

Faramea cobana Donn.Sm., Bot. Gaz. 57: 422 (1914)

• Typus: H. von Türckheim 2474 (July 1912; [[holotype|Holotypus]: US [​US00129962 (943628)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; Isotypus: M-0187312 / 621678 / 279262^(JSTOR)).
• Type locality: Guatemala. Depart. Alta Verapaz: in silvis montanis oppido Cobán vicinis, alt. 1550 m.

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Faramea stenophylla Standl., J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 18(6): 169 (1928); not accepted by Taylor (2012, 2017) [cited as F. cobana]
    • Typus: M.A. Carleton 592 (29 March 1924; Holotypus: US [​US00129995 (1208399)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; cf. US [​US02689904 (1208400)^(GBIF), without type indication]).
    • Type locality: Honduras. Cuyamel, on hills.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Southwest (Oaxaca) [​fide Villaseñor 2016], Mexico Southeast (Chiapas). Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Guatemala, Honduras [possibly exinct, fide Fuentes et al. 2020]. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Notes

• Occurrence in Chiapas is represented by D.E. Breedlove 50395 (collected in Tila, alt. 1700 m, 28 March 1981; deposited in MO-509995 (3772385)^(GBIF); also in CAS [612187^(GBIF)], MEXU [​PV378440]).

References

Primary references

• Donnell Smith, J. 1914. Undescribed plants from Guatemala and other Central American Republics. XXXVIII. Botanical Gazette 57: 415–427. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Standley, P.C. 1928. Botany.―New plants from Central America.―XI. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 18(6): 160–169. BHL Reference page. 
• Taylor, C.M. 2012. Faramea cobana. Pp. 175–176 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. 
• Villaseñor, J.L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559–902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017 Online PDF Reference page.  [see page 873.]
• Taylor, C.M. 2017. "Faramea cobana". In: Studies in Tropical Rubiaceae. Tropicos. Accessed: 25 December 2022.

Links

• IUCN: Faramea cobana Donn.Sm. (Critically Endangered) - Assessed by A.C.D. Fuentes, E. Martínez Salas & M.-S. Samain on 18 August 2020.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Faramea cobana. Accessed: 2022 December 25.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Faramea cobana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 December 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Faramea cobana. Published online. Accessed: 25 December 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Faramea cobana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 December 2022.