Ruehssia rubrofusca

Ruehssia rubrofusca

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: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Asclepiadoideae
Tribus: Marsdenieae
Genus: Ruehssia
Species: Ruehssia rubrofusca

Name

Ruehssia rubrofusca (E.Fourn.) F.Esp.Santo & Rapini, Kew Bull. 74(2)-30: 54 (2019).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Marsdenia rubrofusca E.Fourn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(4): 321 (1885).
• Heterotypic
  • Stephanotella killipii Woodson, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 18: 558 (1931).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil N-Brazil (Para, Amazonas), Peru, Colombia (Amazonas, Vichada), Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana, Venezuela (Amazonas, Apure, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Espírito Santo, F.S., Rapini, A., Ribeiro, P.L., Liede-Schumann, S., Goyder, D.J. & Fontella-Pereira, J. 2019. Phylogeny of the tribe Marsdenieae (Apocynaceae), reinstatement of Ruehssia and the taxonomic treatment of the genus in Brazil. Kew Bulletin 74(2)-30: 1–79. DOI: 10.1007/s12225-019-9807-4 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Ruehssia rubrofusca in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 May 2. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Ruehssia rubrofusca. Published online. Accessed: May 2 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Ruehssia rubrofusca. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 May 2020.

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