Corynanthe mayumbensis

Holotype of Pausinystalia mayumbensis [≡ Corynanthe mayumbensis]

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: Cinchonoideae
Tribus: Naucleeae
Genus: Corynanthe
Species: Corynanthe mayumbensis

Name

Corynanthe mayumbensis (R.D.Good) Raym.-Hamet ex N.Hallé, Fl. Gabon 12: 64 (1966)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Pausinystalia mayumbensis R.D.Good, J. Bot. 64(Suppl. 2): 1 (1926)
    • Type: J. Gossweiler 6973 (in flower, [17] February [1917]; Holotype: BM [cf. BM000902805^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, as 'Type']; Isotypes: BR, COI, L [ex WAG], LISC {LISC000766^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, LISC000767^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}}, LISU [cf. LISU234283^(GBIF)]).
    • Type locality: [ANGOLA.] Portuguese Congo[Cabinda]: Mayumbe, Belize, [near R. Luali].
• Homotypic
  • Pseudocinchona mayumbensis (R.D.Good) Raym.-Hamet, Compt. Rend. Hebd. Séances Acad. Sci. 212: 305, 306, in obs. (1941)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Hallé, N. 1966. Flore du Gabon : Rubiacées. Vol. 12. (1ère partie: PDF). Reference page. 

Additional references

• Good, R.D. 1926. Mr John Gossweiler's plants from Angola and Portuguese Congo. Journal of Botany 64(Suppl. 2): 1–43. Google Books (only snippets available). Reference page. 
• Raymond-Hamet, M. 1941. La présence de corynanthine et l’absence de yohimbine dans les écorces du Pseudocinchona africana A. Chevalier et du Pseudocinchona mayumbensis (Good) Raymond-Hamet paraissent justifier la séparation des genres Pseudocinchona et Corynanthe. Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences 212: 305–306. Gallica. 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.  [see pages 302–303.]
• Figueiredo, E. 2007. The Rubiaceae of Cabinda (Angola). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 154(4): 455–495. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2007.00675.x Reference page.  [see page 462.]
• 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.  [see pages 309–311.]

Links

• IUCN: Corynanthe mayumbensis (R.D.Good) N.Hallé (Least Concern) - Assessed by Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group on 12 June 2018 and published in 2019.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Corynanthe mayumbensis. Accessed: 2023 October 19.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Corynanthe mayumbensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 October 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Corynanthe mayumbensis. Published online. Accessed: 19 October 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Corynanthe mayumbensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 October 2023.