Salzmannia nitida

Salzmannia nitida

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Cinchonoideae
Tribus: Chiococceae
Genus: Salzmannia
Species: Salzmannia nitida

Name

Salzmannia nitida DC., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 4: 617 (1830)

• Type locality: [BRAZIL.] 'ad Bahiam in collibus aridis' [= at Bahia on arid hills].
• Type: P. Salzmann s.n. ([1827–1830]; Holotype: G [cf. G-DC [​G00667887 (523569/1), 'Bahia, in collibus aridis']; Isotypes: BM [​BM000551631^{(GBIF, JSTOR, speciesLink)}, numbered '3143', ex ICST], F [​V0360290F (617617)^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}, ex LE], HAL {0113337^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, 0113876^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}}, HBG [​HBG521019^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], HUEFS [​HUEFS0042144^(GBIF)], K [​K000015313^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA, speciesLink)}, MO-2176165 (1797023)^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA, speciesLink)}, MPU {MPU021514^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, MPU021515^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, MPU021516^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, MPU021517^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, MPU021518^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}})

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast (Alagoas, Bahia, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Norte, Sergipe). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• De Candolle, A.P. 1830. Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive enumeratio contracta ordinum, generum, specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarum, juxta methodi naturalis normas digesta. Pars 4: Sistens Calyciflorarum ordines X. 683 pp. Treuttel et Würtz, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Barbosa, M.R.V. 2025. Salzmannia nitida. In Flora e Funga do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 29 December 2025.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Salzmannia nitida. Accessed: 2025 December 29.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Salzmannia nitida in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 December 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Salzmannia nitida. Published online. Accessed: 29 December 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Salzmannia nitida. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 December 2025. Reference page.

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