Leptopetalum coreanum

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: Leptopetalum
Species: Leptopetalum coreanum
Varietates: L. c. var. coreanum – L. c. var. luxurians

Name

Leptopetalum coreanum (H.Lév.) Naiki & Ohi-Toma, J. Jap. Bot. 95(3): 149 (2020)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Hedyotis coreana H.Lév., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11: 64 (1912)
    • Lectotypus: É.J. Taquet 920 (25 August 1908; E [​E00224085^(GBIF), designated by Lauener & Ferguson 1972: 108]; ⧼Isolectotypi⧽: LE 01004649, TI [TI00086785]).
    • Type locality: Corée [= SOUTH KOREA]. Quelpaert [= Jeju]: Rochers de l'îles Saiseum.
• Homotypic
  • Hedyotis strigulosa var. coreana (H.Lév.) T.Yamaz., J. Jap. Bot. 58(9): 285 (1983)

Misapplied names

• Oldenlandia crassifolia auct. non DC. [= Leptopetalum strigulosum (DC.) Neupane & N.Wikstr.]: Makino, Ill. Fl. Nippon: 121 (1940)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China China Southeast. Regional: Eastern Asia Japan (Honshu), Korea, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Ohi-Toma, T., Naiki, A., Waddell, S., Kato, H., Dang, V.-S. & Murata, J. 2020. An Updated Phylogeny of Leptopetalum (Rubiaceae) and Taxonomic Treatment of Herbaceous Species in East Asia. Journal of Japanese Botany 95(3): 141–153. DOI: 10.51033/jjapbot.95_3_11013 . ResearchGate . Reference page. 

Additional references

• Léveillé, H. 1912–1913. Decades plantarum novarum. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 11. LXXXIX. (271–273): 31–33 BHL, XC–XCII. (274–278): 63–67 BHL, XCIII–C. (286–290): 295–307 BHL, CI–CIII. (301–303) 492–496 BHL, CIV–CV. (304–308): 548–552 BHL. Reference page. 
• Makino, T. 1940. 牧野日本植物圖鑑 [An Illustrated Flora of Nippon, with the Cultivated and Naturalized Plants]. pp. i–xx, 1–1070, pls. I–IX, i–cxliii. Tokyo: Hokuryūkan. (Japanese) Makino Botanical Garden. Reference page. 
• Lauener, L.A. 1972. Catalogue of the names published by Hector Léveillé. VIII. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh 32(1): 93–116. Google Books (only snippets available). Reference page. 
• Yamazaki, T. 1983. On Hedyotis strigulosa Bartl., H. coreana Lévl. and H. biflora (L.) Lamk.. Journal of Japanese Botany 58(9): 281–286. DOI: 10.51033/jjapbot.58_9_7532 Reference page. 
• Chen, T. & Taylor, C.M. 2011. Hedyotis strigulosum. Pp. 151, 155, 169–170 in Wu, Zh.Y. , Raven, P.H. & Hong, D.-Y. (eds.), Flora of China. Volume 19: Cucurbitaceae through Valerianaceae, with Annonaceae and Berberidaceae. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, ISBN 978-1-935641-04-9. efloras PDFReference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Leptopetalum coreanum. Published online. Accessed: 8 October 2021.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Leptopetalum coreanum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 February 18. Reference page. 
• Yonekura, K. & Kajita, T. (2003 onwards) YList – index for Japanese-scientific plant names (「植物和名ー学名インデックス」). Published on Internet. Accessed: 2023 February 18

Vernacular names

日本語: ソナレムグラ
中文: 肉叶耳草