Psychotria limba

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 limba

Name

Psychotria limba Scott Elliot, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 30: 83 (1894); as 'Psychotria Limba'

• Typus:
  • Lectotypus: G.F. Scott Elliot 5815 (April [1891]; K [​K000379561^(JSTOR)], fide Petit 1964: 65).
  • Syntypus: G.F. Scott Elliot 5023 (28 February [1892]; BM [​BM000903369^(JSTOR)], K [​K000379562^(JSTOR)]).
• Type locality: Sierra Leone.
  • Lectotypus: Between Kahreni and [Port] Lokko in Limba below 1000 ft.
  • Syntypus: In riverside woods near Lomaburu, c. 1000 feet, Scarcies Talla.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West Tropical Africa Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Scott Elliot, G.F. 1894. On the Botanical Results of the Sierra Leone Boundary Commision. Journal of the Linnean Society. Botany 30(206): 64–100. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Hepper, F.N. & Keay, R.W.J. 1963. Rubiaceae. In: Hepper, F.N. (ed.), Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 2. 544 pp. London, United Kingdom: Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Adiministrations, pp. 104–223. Reference page.  [see this entry.]
• 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. 
• Lachenaud, O. 2019. Révision du genre Psychotria (Rubiaceae) en Afrique Occidentale et Centrale. Opera Botanica Belgica 17: 1–909. ISBN 9789492663184 Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN: Psychotria limba Scott Elliot (Near Threatened) - Assessed by E. Williams on 26 August 2020 and published in 2021.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Psychotria limba in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 June 2. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Psychotria limba. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 June 2022.