Faramea scalaris

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 scalaris

Name

Faramea scalaris Standl., Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 18(3): 139 (1916)

• Note: accepted by Taylor (2012), but not accepted by Taylor (2017) [cited as F. trinervia K.Schum. & Donn.Sm.]
• Typus: H.F. Pittier 3265 (18 March 1911; Holotypus: US [​US00129990 (677656)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; ⧼Isotypi⧽: F [fide Taylor 2012], NY [​NY00131316^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}).
• Type locality: Panama. Chiriquí: between Alto de las Palmas and top of Cerro de la Horqueta, altitude 2,100 to 2,268 meters, in the humid forest.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Costa Rica, Panama. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Notes

• Taylor (2012) cited Robles & Chacón 2692 (collected in at Cerro Muchilla, Limón, Limón, alt. 850 m, 7 April 1989; deposited in MO-998537 (3824654)^(GBIF)) as Costa Rican occurrence, but she re-determined it with F. trinervia in 2017.

References

Primary references

• Standley, P.C. 1916. Studies of tropical American phanerogams—No. 2. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 18: 87–142. BHL JSTOR Reference page. 

Additional references

• Lorence, D.H. 1999. A Nomenclator of Mexican and Central American Rubiaceae. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 73: 1–177. ISBN 0-915279-6-22 BHL Reference page.  [see page 60.]
• Taylor, C.M. 2012. Faramea scalaris. Pp. 183–184 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. 2017. "Faramea trinervia". In: Studies in Tropical Rubiaceae. Tropicos. Accessed: 30 December 2022.

Links

• IUCN: Faramea scalaris Standl. (Endangered) - Assessed by N. Zamora on 2 June 2021 and published in 2022 (between 29 November – 21 December).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Faramea scalaris. Accessed: 2022 December 30.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Faramea trinervia. Accessed: 2022 December 30.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Faramea scalaris in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 December 30. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Faramea scalaris. Published online. Accessed: 30 December 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Faramea scalaris. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 December 2022.