Family:
Rubiaceae Juss.
Genus:
Rudgea Salisb.

Rudgea verticillata (Ruiz & Pav.) Spreng.

This species is accepted, and its native range is W. South America to W. Brazil. It is used for food.

[UPFC]
Distribution
Biogeografic region: Amazonia, Pacific. Elevation range: 0–100 m a.s.l. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Amazonas, Chocó.
Habit
Shrub, Small tree.
Conservation
IUCN Red List Assessment (2021): LC.
Ecology
Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, shrubland, artificial - terrestrial.

[CPLC]

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Nativa en Colombia; Alt. 100 m.; Amazonia.
Morphology General Habit
Arbusto
Conservation
No Evaluada

[CPLC]

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Nativa en Colombia; Alt. 0 - 100 m.; Pacífico.
Morphology General Habit
Arbolito
Conservation
No Evaluada

[UPFC]
Use Food
Used for food.

Native to:

Brazil North, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

Rudgea verticillata (Ruiz & Pav.) Spreng. appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2014 Rusby [1888], Bolivia K000275083 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Cornejo, M. [270], Bolivia K000447224 No
Jan 1, 2014 Perea, J. [2657], Peru K000404857 No
Jan 1, 2014 Perea, J. [2542], Peru K000404856 No
Jan 1, 2014 Cornejo, M. [136], Bolivia K000447226 No
Jan 1, 2014 Perea, J. [1904], Peru K000652765 No
Jan 1, 2014 Loza, I. [380], Bolivia K000447218 No
Jan 1, 2014 Cornejo, M. [347], Bolivia K000447225 No
Jan 1, 2014 Vásquez, R. [32424], Peru K000652766 No
Jan 1, 2014 Vásquez, R. [32578], Peru K000404789 No
Jan 1, 2014 Monteagudo, A. [11946], Peru K000404788 No
Jan 1, 2014 Loza, I. [171], Bolivia K000447217 No
Jan 1, 2011 Spruce, R. [1643], Brazil K000843191 isotype Yes
Jan 1, 2007 Spruce, R. [1643], Brazil K000843173 Unknown type material Yes
Nov 23, 2005 Fuentes, A. et al [5147], Bolivia K000275523 No
Nov 23, 2005 Ceron [19076], Ecuador K000275521 No
Aug 16, 2005 Eric Rodriquez, R. [1707], Peru K000275350 No
Aug 16, 2005 Eric Rodriquez, R. [686], Peru K000275352 No
Mar 1, 1991 Peru K000009033 Yes
Jul 13, 1978 Peru K001435496 Yes
Jul 13, 1978 Peru K001435497 Yes
Jan 1, 1853 Ecuador K000009012 Yes
Gentry [80206], Ecuador K000447685 No
Zaruma [708], Ecuador K000009008 No
Rojas, R. [4390], Peru K000404801 No
Dodson [15067], Ecuador K000005011 No
Aguinda [1526], Ecuador K000447054 No
Freire [515], Ecuador K000005029 No
Croat [62518], Acre K000404805 No
Vasquez, R. [12649], Colombia K000009004 No
Rojas, R. [4640], Peru K000652768 No
Rusby, H.H. [1890], Bolivia K000843190 Yes
Rusby [1876], Bolivia K000447001 No
Vargas [685], Ecuador K000005028 No
Rojas, R. [4419], Peru K000404802 No
Krukoff [10778], Bolivia K000447003 No
Monteagudo [5641], Peru K000404799 No
Ceron [1638], Ecuador K000447683 No
Ceron [7410], Ecuador K000009010 No
Neill [9881], Ecuador K000447032 No
Gentry [80206], Ecuador K000447684 No
Toasa [8580], Ecuador K000325227 No
Fuentes, A. [9278], Bolivia K000447029 No
Croat [58123], Peru K000009025 No
Monteagudo, A. [10156], Peru K000652764 No
Ceron [7406], Ecuador K000009011 No
Rusby [1876], Bolivia K000447002 No
Grández [4875], Peru K000652762 No
Freire [517], Ecuador K000005035 No
Vargas [933], Ecuador K000005034 No
Rojas, R. [4346], Peru K000578272 No
Grandez [2317], Peru K000009031 No
Rojas, R. [4725], Peru K000652763 No
Zaruma [656], Ecuador K000009009 No
Rojas [4117], Peru K000404803 No
Pitman [317], Ecuador K000447682 No
Krukoff [10980], Bolivia K000447004 No
Palacios [5102], Ecuador K000005007 No
Vásquez, R.; Tye, A.; Amaya, M.; Jaramillo, N. [12649], Colombia K001435477 Yes
Ecuador K001435478 Yes
Ecuador K001435479 Yes
Ecuador K001435480 Yes
Peru K001435481 Yes
Peru K001435482 Yes
Peru K001435483 Yes
Peru K001435484 Yes
Peru K001435485 Yes
Peru K001435486 Yes
Peru K001435487 Yes
Peru K001435488 Yes
Peru K001435489 Yes
Bolivia K001435490 Yes
Bolivia K001435491 Yes
Bolivia K001435492 Yes
Peru K001435493 Yes
Peru K001435494 Yes
Peru K001435495 Yes
Peru K001435498 Yes
Peru K001435499 Yes
Peru K001435500 Yes

First published in Syst. Veg., 1: 755 (1824)

Accepted by

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.

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Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

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Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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