Kadua foliosa

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: Spermacoceae
Genus: Kadua
Species: Kadua foliosa

Name

Kadua foliosa Hillebr., Fl. Hawaiian Isl.: 164 (1888); not accepted by Govaerts (2003) [cited as Wiegmannia foliosa], but accepted by Terrell & al. (2005)

• Typus: W. Hillebrand s.n. (MEL-MEL1520424, see Grimes 2000: 47; isotypus: BISH-BISH1015768; 'cotype': K-K000760477).
• Type locality: [United States of America.] Hawaiian Islands: [Maui,] E. Maui, at heights of about 4000 ft.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Hedyotis foliosa (Hillebr.) Fosberg, Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 174: 44 (1943); not accepted by Govaerts (2003) [cited as Wiegmannia foliosa]

Notes

'β var.?' was excluded by Fosberg (1942: 56) and is now accepted as Kadua degeneri subsp. coprosmifolia.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Pacific Regional: North-Central Pacific Hawaii Hawaiian Is. (Extinct) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hillebrand, W. (†). 1888. Flora of the Hawaiian Islands: a description of their phanerogams and vascular cryptogams. London: Williams & Norgate; New York: B. Westermann & Co.; Heidelberg: Carl Winter. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Fosberg, F.R. 1942. The Polynesian species of Hedyotis (Rubiaceae). Bernince P. Bishop Museum Bulletin 174: 1–102. Google Books Google Books (another version) Reference page. 
• Grimes, J.W. 2000. Identified types in the Wilhelm Hillebrand collections in the herbarium of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne. Muelleria 14: 41-49. BHL Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page. 
• Terrell, E.E., Robinson, H.E., Wagner, W.L. & Lorence, D.H. 2005. Resurrection of Genus Kadua for Hawaiian Hedyotidinae (Rubiaceae), with Emphasis on Seed and Fruit Characters and Notes on South Pacific Species. Systematic Botany 30(4): 818–833. DOI: 10.1600/036364405775097716 PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Kadua foliosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 October 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Kadua foliosa. Published online. Accessed: 29 October 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Kadua foliosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 October 2021.