Citharexylum flexuosum (Ruiz & Pav.) D.Don
First published in Edinburgh New Philos. J. 1831(Jan.-March): 237 (1831)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Peru. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Peru
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Rauvolfia flexuosa Ruiz & Pav. in Fl. Peruv. 2: 16 (1799)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Citharexylum flexuosum var. subglabrum Moldenke in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 37: 222 (1934)
- Citharexylum kobuskianum Moldenke in Phytologia 1: 441 (1940)
- Citharexylum retusum D.Don in Edinburgh New Philos. J. 1831(Jan.-March): 237 (1831)
- Citharexylum spinosum (Cav.) Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 2: 256 (1818), nom. illeg.
- Duranta buxifolia Willd. ex Schauer in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 610 (1847), not validly publ.
- Rauvolfia macrophylla Ruiz & Pav. in Fl. Peruv. 2: 16 (1799)
- Rauvolfia spinosa Cav. in Icon. 6: 16 (1800)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
- Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- O'Leary, N. & al. (2021). Insights into the Taxonomy of Citharexylum (Verbenaceae): A Revision of the South American Taxa. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 106: 167-233.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- O'Leary, N. & al. (2021). Insights into the Taxonomy of Citharexylum (Verbenaceae): A Revision of the South American Taxa. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 106: 167-233.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 1935 | Williams, R.S. [[2544]], Peru | K000487136 | isotype | Yes |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0