Arachnothryx cupreiflora

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: Guettardeae
Genus: Arachnothryx
Species: Arachnothryx cupreiflora

Name

Arachnothryx cupreiflora (K.Schum. & K.krause) Steyerm., Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 17(1): 258 (1967), as 'Arachnothrix cupreiflora'

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Rondeletia cupreiflora K.Schum. & K.Krause, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 40(3): 314 (1908)
    • ⧼Syntypi⧽:
      • F.C. Lehmann 7289 (in flower, December [1891]; B [monochrome photocopy in F /F0BN000029^{(GBIF1, GBIF2, JSTOR)}/]; ⧼Isosyntypi⧽: F {V0070913F (578409)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, V0070914F (606690)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}}, K {K000174048^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, K001439238}, NY [​NY00133184^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]).
        • Note: Steyermark (1967) cites only Lehmann 7289 as type.
      • F.C. Lehmann 5448 (in flower, September; Isosyntypus: F [​V0044496F (578424)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]).
    • Type locality:
      • 7289: Columbia [= Colombia]. In arboretis densis prope Antioquia, 1700–2000 m s.m.
      • 5448: Ecuador. In arboretis densis ad flumen Rio Badcun, 2000–2500 m s.m.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Colombia, Ecuador. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Maguire, B. & Steyermark, J.A. 1967. Rubiaceae. In Maguire, B. & collaborators. The botany of the Guayana Highland – Part VII. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 17(1): 230–439. Google Books. World Flora Online Monographs Details, NYBG Steere Herbarium. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Krause, K. 1908. Rubiaceae andinae. In Urban, I. (ed.), Plantae novae andinae imprimis Weberbauerianae. III. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 40(3): 312–351. BHL Reference page. 
• Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) 1999. Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i–viii, 1–1181. Online. Reference page. 
• Mendoza, H., Ramírez P., B.R. & Jiménez, L.C. 2004. Rubiaceae de Colombia. Guía ilustrada de géneros. Bogotá, Colombia: Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt. Programa Inventarios de BiodiversidadGrupo de Exploración y Monitoreo Ambiental - GEMA. ISBN 8151-31-7  ResearchGate (Spanish) Reference page.  [see page 312.]
• Delprete, P.G. & Cortés-B., R.,  Arachnothryx%20cupreiflora. In: Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. 2015. Cátalogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. ISBN 978-958-775-726-2 ResearchGate (Vol. 1).  Accessed: 12 December 2022. Reference page. 
• Taylor, C.M. 2021. "Arachnothryx cupreiflora" in Studies in Tropical Rubiaceae. Tropicos. Accessed: 12 December 2022.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Arachnothryx cupreiflora. Accessed: 2022 December 12.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Rondeletia rustifolia. Accessed: 2022 December 12.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Arachnothryx cupreiflora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 December 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Arachnothryx cupreiflora. Published online. Accessed: 12 December 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Arachnothryx cupreiflora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 December 2022.