Psychotria connata

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 connata

Name

Psychotria connata Wall., Fl. Ind. (Carey & Wallich ed.) 2: 163 (1824)

• Type: B. Heyne s.n. [Wallich Cat. no. 8347 A] ([26 July 1818]; Lectotype: K [​K000031709^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, Singh 2017: 20]; Isolectotypes: BR [​BR0000005743995^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], CAL [​CAL0000016350 (212103), as 'LECTOTYPE', with '8347. A.'], GZU-Thwaites & Wallich 000091627^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, K-W [​K001125288^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], LE 00017517^(JSTOR), P {P04020412^(GBIF), P04020413^(GBIF)}, W 0060255^(GBIF)).
  • Note: Prior to Singh's lectotypification for Psychotria connata, Deb & Gangopadhyay (1989: 114) also selected B. Heyne s.n. [Wallich Cat. no 8347 A], but its 'isolectotypes' (BM, CAL, E) have no letter indication such as 'A' (fide Tropicos).
• Type locality: India.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Mapouria connata (Wall.) K.Schum., Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] 4(4): 112 (1891)
  • Uragoga connata (Wall.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 960 (1891)
• Heterotypic
  • Psychotria laevigata Wight & Arn., Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 1: 433 (1834), nom. illeg., non Humb. & Bonpl. ex Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis, 5: 190 (1819) [≡ Palicourea laevigata (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Roem. & Schult.) Beurl.]; as P. lævigata; not accepted by Govaerts (2003) and Singh (2017: 20) [cited as Psychotria connata]
    • Type:
      • Lectotype: Wight Cat. no. 1349 (E [​E00174839^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, designated by Singh 2017: 20]; Residual syntypes: E {E00174840^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, E00174842^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}} ['Peninsula Ind Orientalis', without date], K {K000031710^{(GBIF, JSTOR)} [without date], K000031711^{(GBIF, JSTOR)} ['Peninsula Ind. Orientalis', without date], K000031712^{(GBIF, JSTOR)} [without date], K000031713^{(GBIF, JSTOR)} [without date]}, MH [without date], P [​P04020409^(GBIF), 'Peninsula Ind. Orientalis', without date]).
      • Residual syntype: J.G. Klein s.n. (May 1810, as Vitex laevigata; E [​E00174841^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]).
    • Type locality: India.
      • Lectotype: Peninsula Ind. orientalis[Peninsular India] Cootalum [= Courtallam, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu state].
      • J.G. Klein: Hort. trip.
  • Vitex laevigata Wight & Arn., Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 1: 433 (1834); not accepted by Govaerts (2003) [cited as Psychotria connata]
    • Type: vide P. laevigata.
  • Psychotria arnottiana Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 408 (1841); not accepted by Govaerts (2003) [cited as Psychotria connata]
    • Type: vide P. laevigata.
  • Psychotria viticina Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 410 (1841); not accepted by Govaerts (2003) [cited as Psychotria connata]
    • Type: vide P. laevigata.

Homonyms

• Psychotria connata Kurz, Forest Fl. Burma 2: 10 (1877), nom. illeg. [= Psychotria adenophylla Wall., Fl. Ind. (Carey & Wallich ed.) 2: 166 (1824)]

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Roxburgh, W. (†) 1824. Flora Indica; or Descriptions of Indian Plants. [Edited by Carey, W.] Vol. 2. 588 pp. Serampore. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Wallich, N. 1828–1849. A Numerical List of Dried Specimens of plants in the Museum of the Honl. East India Company, which have been supplied by Dr. Wallich, superintendent of the botanic garden at Calcutta. London. BHL Reference page. 
• Wight, R. & Walker-Arnott, G.A. 1834. Prodromus Florae Peninsulae Indiae Orientalis: containing abridged descriptions of the plants found in the peninsula of British India, arranged according to the natural system. Vol. I. XXXVII+480 pp. Parbury, Allen, & Co., London. BHL Reference page. 
• Steudel, E.Th. 1840–1841. Nomenclator botanicus. Seu: synonymia plantarum universalis, enumerans ordine alphabetico nomina atque synonyma, tum generica tum specifica, et a Linnaeo et a recentioribus de re botanica scriptoribus plantis phanerogamis imposita. Editio secunda ex nova elaborata et aucta. Pars II: Lit. L–Z. 810 pp. Typis et sumptibus J. G. Cottae, Stuttgartiae [Stuttgart] et Tubingae [Tübingen]. BHL Reference page. 
• Kurz, S. 1877. Forest Flora of British Burma. Vol. 2. Calcutta. BHL Reference page. 
• Kuntze, O. 1891. Revisio generum plantarum vascularium omnium atque cellularium multarum secundum leges nomenclaturae internationales cum enumeratione plantarum exoticarum in itinere mundi collectarum. Pars II. Pp. 377–1011. Arthur Felix, Leipzig [etc.]. BHL Reference page. 
• Deb, D.B. & Gangopadhyay, M. 1989. Taxonomic revision of the genus Psychotria (Rubiaceae) in India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany, Additional Series 7: 1–164. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page. 
• Singh, R.K. 2017. Lectotypification of Four Names for Indian Psychotria (Rubiaceae). Journal of Japanese Botany 92(1): 20–26. DOI: 10.51033/jjapbot.92_1_10753 . Academia . Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Psychotria connata. Published online. Accessed: 18 October 2021.
• 'DICOT TYPE'. Accessed: 4 December 2023.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Psychotria connata. Accessed: 2023 December 4.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Psychotria connata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 December 4. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Psychotria connata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 8 December 2023.