Rubiaceae
Coutarea

Coutarea alba Griseb.

First published in Symb. Fl. Argent.: 153 (1879)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Venezuela to NW. Argentina. It is a climbing shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil Southeast, Paraguay, Venezuela

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Zuloaga, F.O. & Zanotti, C.A. (eds.) (2022). Flora Argentina. Flora vascular de la República Argentina 19(3): 1-384. INTA, IMBIV & IBODA.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Coutarea hexandra.]
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Coutarea hexandra.]
  • Oliveira-Filho, A.T. (2006). Catálogo das Árvores nativas de Minas Gerais: 1-423. Editora UFLA, Lavas, Brasil. [Cited as Coutarea hexandra.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Zuloaga, F.O. & Zanotti, C.A. (eds.) (2022). Flora Argentina. Flora vascular de la República Argentina 19(3): 1-384. INTA, IMBIV & IBODA.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 1999 Franca, F.; Melo, E. [1158] Brazil K000013393 Yes
Jan 1, 1999 Melo, E.; França, F. [1174] Brazil K000012258 Yes
Jan 1, 1999 Souza, V.C., et al. [5344] Brazil K000265224 Yes
Oct 1, 1996 Tscha, M.C.; Laurenio, A.; Silva, E.I. [256] Brazil K000015062 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Robert, A. [807] Brazil K001068029 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Dawe, M.T. [1] Brazil K001068032 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Mattos, L.A., et al. [297] Brazil K000173480 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Gardner, G. [2194] Brazil K001068031 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Harley, J.M., et al. [16174] Brazil K000173482 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Harley, J.M., et al. [16174] Brazil K000173479 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Balansa, B. [1761] Paraguay K001068026 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Harley, J.M., et al. [21435] Brazil K000173476 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Ratter, J.A.; Pott, A.; Pott, V.J.; Bueno, N.C.; Salis, S.M.; Silva, M.P. [6517] Brazil K001068024 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Gardner, G. [2196] Brazil K001068027 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Harley, J.M., et al. [22006] Brazil K000173478 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Ule, E. [7833] Brazil K001068025 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Harley, J.M., et al. [21601] Brazil K000173477 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Glaziou, A.F.M. [10938] Brazil K001068030 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [14934] Brazil K001068028 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0