Ixora francavillana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Dialypetalanthoideae
Tribus: Ixoreae
Genus: Ixora
Species: Ixora francavillana

Name

Ixora francavillana Müll.Arg., Flora 58: 454, 458 (1875), as "I. Francovillana"

• Type: R. Spruce 1667 (in flower, [August 1851], in hb. Franquev.; Isotypes: G [​G00300157 (221348/1)^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}, determined by F.R. Di Maio in 2002], P [​P00836752^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}, determined by Di Maio in 2002]; cf. K {K000424519^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}, K000424520^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}} [both without type indication]).
• Type locality: Brazil. Rio Negro.

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Ixora spruceana Müll.Arg., Flora 58: 454, 458 (1875), as "I. Spruceana"; not accepted by Taylor (2018) [cited as Ixora francavillana]
    • Type: R. Spruce 982 (with apparently immature fruit, [December 1850 – March 1851]; FI [​FI004825^(JSTOR)]; Isotypes: E [​E00505311^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], F {V0069613F (766931)^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}, V0069614F (607217)^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}}, LD [LD1573645^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], M-0187728 / 603471 / 273119^(JSTOR), MPU [​MPU021988^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], NY [​NY00131967^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}]; Possible type: GH 00096716^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}).
    • Type locality: Brazil. Barra do Rio Negro.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Northern South America Venezuela [​fide POWO] Regional: Western South America Bolivia [fide POWO] Regional: Brazil Brazil North (Amazonas), Brazil West-Central [fide POWO]. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Notes

• Bolivian occurrence (as I. spruceana) had been represented by R. Seidel [& D. Vaquiata] 7461 [collected in Alto Beni, Colonia Tarapaca, Sud Yungas, La Paz, alt. 600 m, 23 November 1993; deposited in LPB, MO-1545879 (5695392)^(GBIF)], which was re-determined with Ixora froelichiana C.M.Taylor by Taylor in 2018.

Publications

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

• Taylor, C.M. Ixora spruceana. In: Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck, S.G. (eds.) 2013. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127(1–2): 1–1741. ISBN 978-1-930723-71-9 (issue 1), ISBN 978-1-930723-83-2 (issue 2). Online version at Tropicos. Reference page. 
• Taylor, C.M. 2018. Rubiacearum Americanarum Magna Hama XLII: Taxonomic Notes and New Species for Ixora in Western South America (Ixoreae). Novon 26(4): 331–348. DOI: 10.3417/2018133 OJS / PKP JSTOR Reference page.  [see page 335]

Links

• Ixora francavillana. Flora e Funga do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 1 December 2022.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Ixora francavilla. Accessed: 2022 December 1.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Ixora froeliciana. Accessed: 2022 December 1.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Ixora spruceana. Accessed: 2022 December 1.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Ixora francavillana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 December 1. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Ixora spruceana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 December 1. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Ixora francavillana. Published online. Accessed: 1 December 2022. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Ixora spruceana. Published online. Accessed: 1 December 2022. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Ixora francavillana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 December 2022. Reference page.