Cordia brasiliensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Boraginales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Boraginales

Familia: Boraginaceae
Subfamilia: Cordioideae
Genus: Cordia
Species: Cordia brasiliensis

Name

Cordia brasiliensis (I.M.Johnst.) Gottschling & J.S.Mill., Syst. Bot. 31(2): 365 (2006)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Saccellium brasiliense I.M.Johnst., J. Arnold Arbor. 16(2): 181 (1935)
    • ⧼Types⧽:
      • Holotype: G.O.A. Malme 2759 (23 December 1902; B [destroyed; monochrome photocopy at GH]; Isotype: GH 00097154^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)} [fragment]).
      • Lectotype: A. Robert 804 (22 December 1902; BM [​BM000948856^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, designated by Gottschling & Miller 2006]; Isolectotype: B).
        • Note: the latter collection was originally paratype. Cf. ICN (ed. 2018, Art. 9.19): "The author who first designates (Art. 7.10, 7.11, and F.5.4) a lectotype or a neotype in conformity with Art. 9.11–9.13 must be followed, but that choice is superseded if (a) the holotype or, in the case of a neotype, any of the original material is found to exist; (...)".
    • Type locality: Brazil. Matto Grosso [= Mato Grosso do Sul]: Corumba [= Corumbá].

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil West-Central (Mato Grosso do Sul), Brazil Northeast (Bahia) [see Notes], Brazil Southeast (Espírito Santo) [see Notes], Brazil South (Santa Catarina) [see Notes]. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Notes

• In addition to the type locality, M. Stapf in Fernandez et al. (2021) recognizes occurrences of this species also in Bahia (BRAZIL NORTHEAST; mun. Caetité & Nova Viçosa), Espírito Santo (BRAZIL SOUTHEAST; mun. Itaguaçu & Itarana) and Santa Catarina (BRAZIL SOUTH; mun. Corupá). Corresponding specimens found via REFLORA Herbário Virtual and SpeciesLink are as follows:
  • M.L. Guedes, B. Stannard, E. Saar & L.A. Passos Júnior 5300 (collected in Caetité, Bahia, 9 February 1997; deposited in ALCB [035417a^(GBIF)], CEPEC [​CEPEC00079785^{(GBIF, REFLORA)}], HUEFS [​HUEFS0029006 (HUEFS000127340)^(GBIF)], SPF [​SPF00129821^{(GBIF, REFLORA)}])
  • M.L. Guedes s.n. (collected at Posto da Mata, Nova Viçosa, Bahia, 21 August 1993; deposited in ALCB [027879^{(GBIF, REFLORA)}], HUEFS [​HUEFS0049735 (HUEFS000127101)^(GBIF), determined with Saccellium brasiliense by M.N.S. Stapf on 1 October 2004])
  • R. Tsuji, H. Lorenzi et al. 1513 (collected in Itaguaçu, Espírito Santo, on/after 24 January 2006; deposited in HPL [6936^(GBIF)], RB [​RB01385116 (762706)^(GBIF), determined by V.C. Souza on 13 August 2013])
  • J.A. Lombardi, H. Lorenzi, R. Tsuji & L. Lorenzoni 7098 (collected in Itarana, Espírito Santo, 22 January 2008; deposited in HPL [4042^(GBIF)], HRCB [49141^(GBIF)], RB [​RB01385183 (762772)^(GBIF), determined by V.C. Souza on 10 May 2013])
  • G.M. Silva s.n. (collected in Corupá, Santa Catarina, 27 September 2008; deposited in LUSC [​LUSC006260 (2218)^{(GBIF, REFORA)}, determined by the collector])

References

Primary references

• Gottschling, M. & Miller, J.S. 2006. Clarification of the Taxonomic Position of Auxemma, Patagonula, and Saccellium (Cordiaceae, Boraginales). Systematic Botany 31(2): 361–367. DOI: 10.1600/036364406777585919 . JSTOR . Reference page. 

Additional references

• Johnston, I.M. 1935. Studies in the Boraginaceae, XI. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 16(2): 145–205. JSTOR BHL Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN: Cordia brasiliensis (I.M.Johnst.) Gottschling & J.S.Mill. (Least Concern) - Assessed by E. Fernandez, M. Moraes, G. Martinelli & M. Stapf on 27 August 2018 and published in 2021.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Cordia brasiliensis. Accessed: 2023 January 17.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Saccellium. Accessed: 2023 January 17.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Cordia brasiliensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 January 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Cordia brasiliensis. Published online. Accessed: 17 January 2023.
• Stapf, M.N.S. 2023. Cordia brasiliensis. In: Flora e Funga do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 17 January 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Cordia brasiliensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 January 2023.