Psychotria catetensis

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: Psychotrieae
Genus: Psychotria
Species: Psychotria catetensis

Name

Psychotria catetensis (Hiern) E.M.A.Petit, Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 34(1): 63 (1964)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Grumilea catetensis Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. 1(2): 494 (–495) (1898)
    • Typus: F.M.J. Welwitsch 3208 (in flower and young fruit, December 1856; Holotypus: BM [cf. BM000903370^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, 'Type']; ⧼Isotypi⧽: K [​K000412569^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], LISU {LISU208660^(JSTOR), LISU208661^(JSTOR)}, P [​P00553294^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]).
    • Type locality: Angola. [Malanje:] Pungo Andongo, near Catete, in dense forests by streams.

Notes

• Lachenaud (2019) synonymizes the following three names that were formerly placed under Psychotria brassii Hiern, whose type had been collected from Ghana:
  • Grumilea subsuccosa Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. 1(2): 497 (–498) (1898)
    • ⧼Syntypi⧽:
      • F. Welwitsch 3209 (in flower, beginning of December 1855; G-DC [​G00342440 (241018/1)^(JSTOR)], K [​K000412568^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], LISU {LISU208668^(JSTOR), LISU208669^(JSTOR)}, P).
      • F.M.J. Welwitsch 3210 (in flower beginning of August 1855, BM [​BM000903371^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; ripe seeds November 1855; LISU [LISU208667^(JSTOR)]).
    • Type locality: [Angola. Cuanza Norte:] Golungo Alto,
      • 3209: On the left bank of the river Cuango near Cacarambola.
      • 3210: In shady forests and on their outskirts in Sobato de Mussengue, near Menha Lula; by the river Delamboa.
  • Grumilea aruwimiensis De Wild., Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 9(1): 27 (1923)
    • Typus: J. Bequaert 1579 (in flower, 20 December 1913; Holotypus: BR [​BR0000008851635^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; Isotypus: BR [​BR0000008851840^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]).
    • Type locality: [Democratic Republic of the Congo.] Panga, forêts aux bords de l'Aruwimi [= forests on the edges of Aruwimi].
  • Grumilea goossensii De Wild., Pl. Bequaert. 2: 461 (–463) (1924)
    • Typus: V.G. Goossens 2919 (May 1921; Holotypus: BR {BR0000008851857^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, BR0000008851864^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}} ['Syntypes']).
    • Type locality: [Democratic Republic of the Congo.] Barumbu, forêt inondée [= inundated forest].

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West-Central Tropical Africa Zaïre [type locality of Grumilea aruwimiensis and G. goossensii]. South Tropical Africa Angola. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Petit, E. 1964. Les espèces africaines du genre Psychotria L. (Rubiaceae): I. Bulletin du Jardin botanique de l’État à Bruxelles 34(1): 1–160. DOI: 10.2307/3667373 Reference page.  [see pages 58–60.]

Additional references

• Hiern, W.P. 1898. Catalogue of the African Plants collected by Dr. Friedrich Welwitsch in 1853–61. [Vol. I.] Dicotyledons, Part II. Combretaceæ to Rubiaceæ. Pp. 337–510 BHL; Dicotyledons, Part III. Dipsaceæ to Scrophulariaceæ. Pp. 511–784 BHL. London. Reference page. 
• De Wildeman, É. 1923. Remarques sur les espèces africaines du genre Grumilea Gaertn.. Bulletin du Jardin botanique de l’État à Bruxelles 9: 21–58. DOI: 10.2307/3666462 Reference page. 
• De Wildeman, E. 1923–1924. Plantae Bequaertianae études sur les récoltes botaniques du Dr. J. Bequaert, chargé de missions au Congo Belge (1913-1915) 2: 569 pp. Google Books. Reference page. 
• Lachenaud, O. 2019. Révision du genre Psychotria (Rubiaceae) en Afrique Occidentale et Centrale. Opera Botanica Belgica 17: 1–909. ISBN 9789492663184 Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Psychotria catetensis. Published online. Accessed: 10 October 2021.
• IUCN: Psychotria catetensis (Hiern) E.M.A.Petit (Data Deficient) - Assessed by J. Timberlake on 7 January 2020.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Psychotria catetensis. Accessed: 2023 April 2.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Psychotria catetensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 April 2. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Psychotria catetensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 April 2023.