Psychotria eminiana

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 eminiana
Varietates: P. e. var. eminiana – P. e. var. heteroclada – P. e. var. tenuifolia

Name

Psychotria eminiana (Kuntze) E.M.A.Petit, Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 34: 48 (1964); as Psychotria Eminiana

• Typus: Schweinfurth 3902 (lectotypus: K-K000412287; isolectotypi: BM-BM000903376, P-MNHN-P-P00553265) and Schweinfurth 4006 (syntypus: K-K000412286).
• Type locality: Nile Land[Sudan]. Niamniam-land:
  • Lectotypus: near Bendo.
  • Syntypus: near Maschirr Hills.

Synonyms

• Replaced synonym
  • Grumilea sulphurea Hiern in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 3: 218 (1877)
• Basionym
  • Uragoga eminiana Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 955 (1891); as U. Eminiana
• Homotypic
  • Psychotria sulphurea Schweinf., nom. nud., non Ruiz & Pav., Fl. Peruv. 2: 58 (1799) ≡ Palicourea sulphurea (Ruiz & Pav.) DC.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Wast Tropical Africa Nigeria Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Zaïre Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Chad, Sudan Regional: East Tropical Africa Tanzania Regional: South Tropical Africa Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia 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. 

Additional references

• Oliver, D. 1877. Flora of Tropical Africa. Vol. 3. Umbeliferae to Ebenaceae. 544 pp. London. 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. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Psychotria eminiana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 October 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Psychotria eminiana. Published online. Accessed: 14 October 2021.
• IUCN: Psychotria eminiana (Kuntze) E.M.A.Petit (Least Concern)
• Tropicos.org 2021. Psychotria eminiana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 October 2021.