Matayba inelegans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sapindales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Sapindales

Familia: Sapindaceae
Subfamilia: Sapindoideae
Tribus: Cupanieae
Genus: Matayba
Species: Matayba inelegans

Name

Matayba inelegans Radlk., Sitzungsber. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. München 9(4): 535, 627 (1879)

• Note: Acevedo-Rodríguez (2012) lectotypified this name.
• Syntypes:
  • R. Spruce 2956 ([April 1853 in flower, September in fruit]; B [monochrome photocopy: F0BN005697^{(GBIF1, GBIF2, JSTOR)}], BR {BR0000005417315^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, BR0000005523184^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}}, K {K000586116^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}, K000586563^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}, K000586564^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}}, LE 00003606, W 0118527^(GBIF); Isosyntypes: BM [​BM001042326^{(GBIF, JSTOR, speciesLink)}, annotated as 'Isolectotype' by Acevedo-R. in 2010], G {G00007853 (103268/1)^{(CRIA, GBIF)}, G00007854 (103268/2)^{(CRIA, GBIF)}}, NY {NY00022803^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)} [ex CGE], NY00022804^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)} [ex W]}; cf. C [​C10018626 (NHMD1694168)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, without type indication], P [​P00481777^{(GBIF, speciesLink)}, on loan], TCD {TCD0004184^(JSTOR) & TCD0004195^(JSTOR)});
  • Rob. H. Schomburgk 381 ([anno 1837, in flower]; BM {BM000884115^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, BM000884116^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}}, FI [​FI004690^(JSTOR)], K {K000586078^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}, K000586079^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}, K000586080^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}}, L 0014431^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}; Isosyntypes: F [​V0071640F (680727)^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}, ex G], G [​G00007852 (103267/1)^(GBIF)).
• Type locality:
  • Spruce: Brasilia septentrionalis [= Northern BRAZIL]. [In recent forests near São Carlos upon Rio Negro.]
  • Schomburgk: Guiana anglica [= GUYANA].

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Matayba sororopaniana Steyerm., Fieldiana, Bot. 28(2): 352, fig. 73 (1952); not accepted by Acevedo-Rodríguez (2012), Obando (2016) and Molino et al. (2022) [cited as M. inelegans]
    • Type: J.A. Steyermark 60201 (15 November 1944, in flower; Holotype: F [V0071647F (1217490)^{(CoTRAM, CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}]; Isotypes: A 00050828^{(CoTRAM, GBIF, JSTOR)}, NY [​NY00337921^{(CoTRAM, CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}], US [​US00095345 (1932097)^{(CoTRAM, GBIF, JSTOR, speciesLink)}, VEN [VEN89832^(JSTOR)]).
    • Type locality: Venezuela. State of Bolívar: Sororopán-tepuí, on wooded ridge between quebrada and waterfall (Salto de Iwaracarú-merú).
• Cupania sp. sensu Turcz., Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 31(I): 404–405 (1858), based on Schomburgk 381, c. obs. „eadem videtur postea accepta Cupania inelegens Spruce“
  • Note: vide Radlkofer (1900).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Southern America Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname [see Note below], Venezuela. Note: Acevedo-Rodríguez (2012) cites the following 2 Surinamese collections: BW 821 (Donderkreek, Wajombo, 29 January 1915; L [​U.1589424 (U 0124381)(CRIA, GBIF)]); Lindeman et al. 382 (savanna forest, Kabalebo Dam project area, Nickerie, 16 September 1980; L [​U.1589426 (U 0124426)(CRIA, GBIF)]). Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador [fide Acevedo-R. 2012], Peru. Brazil Brazil West-Central (Mato Grosso), Brazil North (Acre, Amazonas, Pará). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Radlkofer, L. 1879. Ueber Cupania und damit verwandte Pflanzen. Sitzungsberichte der mathematisch-physikalischen Classe der K. b. Akademie der Wissenschaften zu München 9: 457–678. Google Books. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Acevedo R., P. 1997. Sapindaceae. In: Boggan, J., Funk, V., Kelloff, C., Hoff, M., Cremers, G. & Feuillet, C. Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana), ed. 2. 238 pp. Georgetown: University of Guyana. Smithsonian Libraries and Archives. Reference page.  [see page 191]
• Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. 2008. Sapindaceae. In: Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.), Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela. pp. 602–607, Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela. Reference page. 
• Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. 2012. Sapindaceae. In: Mota de Oliveira, P. (ed.), Flora of the Guianas, Series A: Phanerogams Fascicle 29, pp. 1–204. Richmond: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 978-1-84246-480-9 Online. Reference page.  [see Sapindaceae and Matayba inelegans]
• Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. 1993. Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: 1286 + xl pp. Missouri Botanical Garden. ISBN 0-915279-19-3. Online version at Tropicos. Reference page. 
• Ferrucci, M.S. & Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. Matayba inelegans. 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. 
• Gereau, R.E. 1990. Matayba macrocarpa (Sapindaceae), nueva especie de la amazonía peruana. Contribución al estudio de la flora y de la vegetación de la amazonía peruana. XIX. Candollea 45(1): 373–378. DOI: 10.5169/seals-879698 . Reference page.  [see page 377]
• Molino, J.-F., Sabatier, D., Grenand, P., Engel, J., Frame, D., Delprete, P.G., Fleury, M., Odonne, G., Davy, D., Lucas, E.J. & Martin, C.A. 2022. An annotated checklist of the tree species of French Guiana, including vernacular nomenclature. Adansonia, sér. 3, 44(26): 345–903. DOI: 10.5252/adansonia2022v44a26 Journal Homepage ResearchGate . Reference page.  [see page 682]
• Obando, S.,  Matayba%20inelegans. In: Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. 2016. Cátalogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. ISBN 978-958-775-726-2 ResearchGate (Vol. 1). Reference page. 
• Radlkofer, L. 1893–1900. Sapindaceae. Cols. 225–658, tt. 58–123 in Martius, C.F.P. de (†), Eichler, A.G. (†) & Urban, I. (eds.), Flora Brasiliensis. Enumeratio plantarum in Brasilia hactenus detectarum quas suis aliorumque botanicorum studiis descriptas et methodo naturali digestas partim icone illustratas, Vol. XIII, pars III. Fasc. CXIII–CXXIV. Monachii [Munich] et Lipsiae [Leipzig] apud R. Oldenbourg. BHL Reference page.  [see page 611]
• Steyermark, J.A. & collaborators. 1952. Botanical exploration in Venezuela—II. From Droseraceae through Umbelliferae. In Contributions to the flora of Venezuela. Fieldiana: Botany 28(2): 243–447. BHL. Reference page. 
• Turczaninow, N. 1858. Animadversiones in secundam partem herbarii Turczaninowiani, nunc Universitatis Caesareae Charkowiensis. Bulletin de la Société Imperiale des Naturalistes de Moscou 31(I): 185–250, 379–476. BHL BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group, 2019. Matayba inelegans. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019. IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T145673920A145673922.en.
• Coelho, R.L.G. 2024. Matayba inelegans. In: Flora e Funga do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 30 April 2024.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Matayba inelegans. Accessed: 2024 April 30.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Matayba sororopaniana. Accessed: 2024 April 30.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Matayba inelegans in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 April 30. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Matayba inelegans. Published online. Accessed: 30 April 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Matayba inelegans. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 April 2024.

Vernacular names

• Carib: Tonolo Ipyo
• Ndyuka: Geli Udu
• Palikúr: Kwepan-wašiunu