Corynanthe johimbe

Type of Corynanthe johimbe (WAG0003014)

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: Cinchonoideae
Tribus: Naucleeae
Genus: Corynanthe
Species: Corynanthe johimbe

Name

Corynanthe johimbe K.Schum., Notizbl. Köningl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 3: 94 (1901); as 'Corynanthe Johimbe'

• Types:
  • Holotype: M. Dinklage 712 (Im südlichen Gebiet bei Kribi, CAMEROON; B [destroyed?], HBG [​HBG521750^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, collected in 4 August 1890]).
  • Neotype: G.A. Zenker 2883 (Bipinde [= Bipindi], CAMEROON; [anno 1904]; P [designated by Hallé 1966: 69; cf. P03797974^(GBIF), lacking type indication]; ⧼Isoneotypes⧽: B 10 067892, BR {BR0000008850102^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, BR0000008850140^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}}, E [​E00979339^(GBIF)], G {G00165786 (178008/1)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, G00165787 (178008/2)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}}, HBG [​HBG521749^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], K [​K000394960^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], L {L.2905210^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, WAG0003014^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}}, S [​S05-9843^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]).
    • Note: the original material in HBG being existent, this neotype needs to be superseded by it per ICN Art. 9.19: "The author who first designates (Art. 7.10, 7.11, and F.5.4) a lectotype or a neotype in conformity with Art. 9.11–9.13 must be followed, but that choice is superseded if (a) the holotype or, in the case of a neotype, any of the original material is found to exist; (...)".

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Pausinystalia johimbe (K.Schum.) Pierre in Beille, Actes Soc. Linn. Bordeaux 61: 130 (1906); as 'P. Yohimba'; accepted by Stoffelen, Robbrecht & Smets (1996: 309), but not accepted by Löfstrand et al. (2014: 311) [cited as Corynanthe johimbe]
    • Note: Pierre is mentioned in the abstract (p. 129); see ICN Art. 46.5: "A new combination, name at new rank, or replacement name is attributed to the author(s) of the publication in which it appears, although it was ascribed to a different author or different authors, when no separate statement was made that one or more of those authors contributed in some way to that publication."
• Heterotypic
  • Pausinystalia trillesii Pierre in Beille, Actes Soc. Linn. Bordeaux 61: 130 (1906), as P. Trillesii, not accepted by Hallé (1966: 68) and Stoffelen, Robbrecht & Smets (1996: 309) [cited as Pausinystalia johimbe]
    • Type locality: [Gabon.] N Djolle in ditione congolana.
  • Pausinystalia zenkeri W.Brandt, Archiv Pharm., Berlin 260: 67 (1922); not accepted by Stoffelen, Robbrecht & Smets (1996: 309) [cited as Pausinystalia johimbe]
    • Type: G. Zenker 4573 (April 1912; Holotype: B [destroyed]; Isotypes: BR {cf. BR0000019610924, BR0000019610931} [both without type indication], G [​G00165718 (178006/1)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], HBG [​HBG521742^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], K [​K000394958^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], P [​P00539245^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], W 0196078 (W 1913-0011879)^(GBIF), WU).
    • Type locality: Kamerunia [= CAMEROON]. Prope Bipindihof, in silvis vallis fluminis Lokundje, 90 m supra mare.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West Tropical Africa Nigeria. West-Central Tropical Africa Cabinda, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Zaïre. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Beille, L. 1906. Contribution a l’étude des genres Corynanthe Velw. et Pausinystalia (n. g.) Pierre. Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux 61: 129–132. BHL Reference page. 
• Brandt, W. 1922. Monographie der Gattungen Corynanthe Welwitsch und Pausinystalia Pierre, Rubiaceae. (Ueber die Stammpflanze der Yohimberinde und ihre Verwandten.) Archiv der Pharmazie 160: 49–94. DOI: 10.1002/ardp.19222600106 Google Books. Reference page. 
• Gilg, E. & Schumann, K. 1901. Über die Stammpflanze der Johimberinde. Notizblatt des Königl. botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin 3(25): 92–97. DOI: 10.2307/3993961 BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Hallé, N. 1966. Flore du Gabon : Rubiacées. Vol. 12. (1ère partie: PDF). Reference page. 
• Löfstrand, S.D., Krüger, Å., Razafimandimbison, S.G. & Bremer, B. 2014. Phylogeny and generic delimitations in the sister tribes Hymenodictyeae and Naucleeae (Rubiaceae). Systematic Botany 39(1): 304–315. DOI: 10.1600/036364414X678116 Reference page. 
• Stoffelen, P., Robbrecht, E. & Smets, E. 1996. A revision of Corynanthe and Pausinystalia (African Rubiaceae-Coptosapelteae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 120(4): 287–326. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.1996.tb00485.x Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN: Corynanthe johimbe K.Schum. (Least Concern) - Assessed by Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group on 12 June (2018).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Corynanthe johimbe. Accessed: 2025 December 6.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Corynanthe johimbe in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 March 4. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Corynanthe johimbe. Published online. Accessed: 24 December 2021. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Corynanthe johimbe. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 December 2021. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Corynanthe johimbe in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 25 December 2021. Reference page.  - As a synonym of Pausinystalia johimbe, last verified by ARS Systematic Botanists on 09/06/1995.

Vernacular names

• English: Yohimbe
• français: Yohimbé
• 日本語: ヨヒンベノキ
• slovenčina: Johimbník Vzpružujúci

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