Rubiaceae
Chimarrhis

Chimarrhis cymosa Jacq.

First published in Select. Stirp. Amer. Hist.: 61 (1763)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Lesser Antilles to N. Trinidad. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Leeward Is., Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1995 Hahn, L. [429] Saint Lucia K000470127 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Ramage, G.A. [s.n.] Saint Lucia K000470125 Unknown Type Material Yes
Smith, H.H.; Smith, G.W. [1245] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines K004722248 Yes
Wilson-Browne, G. [479] Guyana K004722252 Yes
Imray (Dr) [450] Dominica K004722242 Yes
Fishlock [H338-16] Dominica K004722239 Yes
Fishlock, W.C. [10] Dominica K004722243 Yes
Imray (Dr) [207] Dominica K004722244 Yes
s.coll. [F3427] Guyana K004722253 Yes
Anderson [s.n.] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines K004722247 Yes
Fishlock, W. [10] Dominica K004722245 Yes
s.coll. [RB68] Guyana K004722254 Yes
Pendry, C. [81804] Dominica K004722241 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [10389] Haiti K004722246 Yes
Sieber [s.n.] K004722238 Yes
Imray (Dr) [231] Dominica K004722240 Yes
Jun 2, 1994 Hahn, M. [429] Martinique Chimarrhis cymosa subsp. genuina K000470126 Type 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