Wendlandia angustifolia

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: Dialypetalanthoideae
Tribus: Augusteae
Genus: Wendlandia
Species: Wendlandia angustifolia

Name

Wendlandia angustifolia Wight ex Hook.f. [J. D. Hooker], Fl. Brit. India 3(7): 40 (–41) (1880)

• Typus:
  • Lectotypus: R. Wight 1334 (in flower; K [​K000030921^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, determined by G.G. Maiti on 14 May 1986]; Isolectotypus: L 0057544^(GBIF); cf. GH 01539196^(GBIF) [without any type indication]).
  • Syntypus: R. Wight [1835].372 ([April 1835]; E [​E00438150^(GBIF), fide Maiti on 14 May 1986]).
    • Note: Cowan regarded Herb. Wight 372 pro parte as type.
• Type locality: India. Tinnevelli[Tamil Nadu]: [Tenkasi district], at Courtallum[Courtallam].

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent India (Tamil Nadu). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hooker, J.D., assisted by various botanists, 1880–1882. The Flora of British India Vol. 3. Caprifoliaceae to Apocynaceae. 712 pp. London: L. Reeve. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Cowan, J.M. 1932. The Genus Wendlandia. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh 16(80): 233–316. DOI: 10.24823/nrbge.1932.2368 Internet Archive. Reference page.  [see page 279.]
• Viswanathan, M.B., Premkumar, E.H. & Ramesh, N. 2000. Rediscovery of Wendlandia angustifolia Wight ex Hook. f. (Rubiaceae), from Tamil Nadu, a species presumed extinct. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 97(2): 311–313. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN: Wendlandia angustifolia Wight (Endangered) - Assessed by S. Oldfield on 5 May 2020.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Wendlandia angustifolia Wall.. Accessed: 2023 November 12.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Wendlandia angustifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 November 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Wendlandia angustifolia. Published online. Accessed: 12 November 2023. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Wendlandia angustifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 November 2023. Reference page.