Rubiaceae
Mitracarpus

Mitracarpus rigidifolius Standl.

First published in Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 8: 384 (1931)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Brazil (Bahia). It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Northeast

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • de Souza, E.B., Cabral, E.L. & Zappi, D.C. (2010). Revisão de Mitracarpus (Rubiaceae - Spermacoceae) para o Brasil. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 61: 319-352.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • de Souza, E.B., Cabral, E.L. & Zappi, D.C. (2010). Revisão de Mitracarpus (Rubiaceae - Spermacoceae) para o Brasil. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 61: 319-352.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 1994 Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Vieira, J.G.A.; Harley, R.; Linington, S.; Baker, R. [6304] Brazil K000016267 Yes
Mar 1, 1994 Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Vieira, J.G.A.; Harley, R.; Linington, S.; Baker, R. [6097] Brazil K000016266 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; dos Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [19267] Brazil K000016265 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; de Carvalho, A.M.; Hage, J.L.; Brito, H.S. [22886] Brazil K000016264 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; dos Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [19012] Brazil K000016263 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M.; Brighton, C.A.; Pinheiro, R. [16651] Brazil K000016270 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M.; Brighton, C.A.; Pinheiro, R. [17015] Brazil K000016272 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M.; Brighton, C.A.; Pinheiro, R. [16826] Brazil K000016271 Yes
Feb 6, 1931 Ule, E. [7559] Brazil K000016268 Type Yes
Stannard, B.; Atkinson, R.; Conceição, A.A.; Roque, N.; Lima, R.; Woodgyer, E.; Nobre, P.; Salimena-Pires, F.R. [2326] Brazil K001204539 Yes
Souza, V.C. [26331] Brazil K001204542 Yes
Queiroz, L.P. [5125] Brazil K001204543 Yes
Ule, E. [7487] Brazil K000016269 Yes
Stannard, B. [2326] Brazil K001204538 Yes
Queiroz, L.P. [5365] Brazil K001204536 Yes
Queiroz, L.P. [5193] Brazil K001204541 Yes
Lima, R. [2250] Brazil K001204540 Yes
Guedes, M.L. [3029] Brazil K001204537 Yes
França, F. [5586] Brazil K001204535 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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 2025. 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 2025. 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