Coussarea graciliflora

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 graciliflora

Name

Coussarea graciliflora (Mart.) Müll.Arg., Flora 58(30): 468 (1875)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Faramea graciliflora Mart., Flora 24(2, Beibl.): 72 (1841)
    • ⧼Syntypi⧽:
      • C.F.P. von Martius 611 (August; BM [​BM001008967^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, anno 1839], BR {BR0000006259631^{(GBIF, JSTOR)} [communic. Luschnath, 'August 1834'], BR0000006259662^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, BR0000006259679^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, BR0000006259686^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}}, HAL 0113836^(JSTOR) [1817–1820], NY [​NY00131339^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}, collected in August 1839], P [​P00836892^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}], W {0009953^(GBIF), 1889-0287627^(GBIF)}; ⧼Isotypi⧽: L {0420032^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, 0420033^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, 0420034^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, 0420035^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, 0420036^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}}, M {M-0187267 / 603220 / 272868^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, M-0187268 / 603221 / 272869^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, M-0187269 / 603222 / 272870^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}}, MO-2293778 (124296)^{(GBIF, REFLORA)} [1817–1820]; cf. K [​K000432709^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}, without type indication]).
    • Type locality: Brazil. Prov. Rio de Janeiro: in silvis ad Capocabana [= in forests near Copacabana].
• Homotypic
  • Coussarea graciliflora (Mart.) Benth. & Hook.f., Gen. Pl. 2(1): 121 (1873), nom. inval., combination not made
• Heterotypic
  • Coussarea catingana Müll.Arg., Flora 58(30): 468, 476 (1875), as C. Catingana; not accepted by Taylor (2016), Gomes et al. (2020) [cited as C. graciliflora]
    • Typus: C.F.P. von Martius s.n. (M-0187272 / 603224 / 272872^{(GBIF, JSTOR)} ['syntype']; Isotypus: G [​G00389961 (286362/1)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]).
    • Type locality: Brazil. Catingas prope Bahiam [= caatingas near Bahia].
  • Faramea godetiana Müll.Arg., Fl. Bras. (Martius) 6(5): 153 (1881); not accepted by J.G. Jardim & M. Gomes (2015), Taylor (2016) [cited as Coussarea graciliflora]
    • Typus: J.S. Blanchet (in flower, sent in 1863, communicata a cl. Godet neocomensi; G [​monochrome photocopy at F /25617/]^(GBIF), under number '518'], HUEFS [​HUEFS0078171^(GBIF)], K [​K000173042^(GBIF)]; ⧼Isotypi⧽: F {V0044477F (775717)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)} [under number '2196'], V0069113F (767115)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)} [under number '2198']}).
    • Type locality: Brazil. Prov. Bahia.

Distribution

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

Notes

• There are vouchers collected in Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden (M.S. Pereira & M. Gomes 691, 3 February 2006; deposited in JPB [​JPB0034949^(GBIF)], RB [​RB01413115 (788739)^(GBIF)]).

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

• Martius, C.F.P. de. 1841. Herbarium Florae brasiliensis. Continuatio. Flora 24(2, Beibl.): 1–112. BHL Reference page. 
• Bentham, G. & Hooker, J.D. 1873. Genera Plantarum ad exemplaria imprimis in herbariis Kewensibus servata definita. Vol. 2, pars I. Sistens Dicotyledonum Gamopetalarum ordines VI, Caprifoliaceas–Compositas. Pp. I–XII, 1–554. Lovell Reeve & Co., Williams & Norgate, Londini [London]. BHL Reference page. 
• 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. 
• 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 22.]
• Taylor, C.M. 2016. "Coussarea graciliflora". In: Studies in Tropical Rubiaceae. Tropicos. Accessed: 23 January 2023.

Links

• IUCN: Coussarea graciliflora (Mart.) Müll.Arg. (Least Concern) - Assessed by Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group on 12 June 2018 and published in 2019.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Coussarea. Accessed: 2023 January 23.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Coussarea catingana. Accessed: 2023 January 23.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Coussarea graciliflora. Accessed: 2023 January 23.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Faramea godetiana. Accessed: 2023 January 23.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Coussarea graciliflora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 January 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Coussarea graciliflora. Published online. Accessed: 23 January 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Coussarea graciliflora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 January 2023.