Rubiaceae
Cordiera

Cordiera elliptica (Cham.) Kuntze

First published in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 279 (1891)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & E. Brazil. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Delprete, P.G. & Cortés-B., R. (2006 publ. 2007). A synopsis of the Rubiaceae of the states of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, with a key to genera, and a preliminary species list. Revista de Biologia Neotropical 3: 13-96.
  • Delprete, P.G. (2010). Rubiaceae. Flora dos estados de Goiás e Tocantins 40: 1-1610. Universidade Federal de Goiás.
  • Oliveira-Filho, A.T. (2006). Catálogo das Árvores nativas de Minas Gerais: 1-423. Editora UFLA, Lavas, Brasil.
  • Persson, C. & Delprete, P.G. (2017). The Aliberta Group (Gardenieae-Rubiaceae) - Part 1. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 119: 1-241.

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 Alibertia elliptica.]
  • 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 Alibertia elliptica.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Persson, C. & Delprete, P.G. (2017). The Aliberta Group (Gardenieae-Rubiaceae) - Part 1. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 119: 1-241.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Krieger, L. [9103] Brazil K001135367 Yes
Oliveira, J.A. [54] Brazil K001135350 Yes
Sellow [5907] Brazil K001135324 Yes
Glaziou, A. [14914] Brazil K001135348 Yes
Brugger, M.C. [1761] Brazil K001135335 Yes
Roth, L. [1687] Brazil K001135332 Yes
Henrique, M.C. [CFCS7642] Brazil K001135357 Yes
Heringer, E.P. [2736] Brazil K001135338 Yes
Oldenburger, F.H.F. [1519] Brazil K001135345 Yes
Fontes, M.A.L. [110] Brazil K001135364 Yes
Harley, R.M. [CFCR5902] Brazil K001135362 Yes
Krieger, L. [s.n.] Brazil K001135334 Yes
Serafim, H. [90] Brazil K001135346 Yes
Heringer, E.P. [1977] Brazil K001135336 Yes
Burchell [5267] Brazil K001135347 Yes
Heringer, E.P. [17906] Brazil K001135340 Yes
Claussen, P. [s.n.] Brazil K001135328 Yes
Martius [1061] Brazil K001135327 Yes
Glaziou, A. [20354] Brazil K001135330 Yes
Delprete, P.G. [9111] Brazil K001135344 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [10558] Brazil K001135341 Yes
Antunes, K. [159] Brazil K001135351 Yes
Esteves, G.L. [s.n.] Brazil K001135358 Yes
Delprete, P. [6704] Brazil K001135366 Yes
Harley, R.M. [6157] Brazil K001135360 Yes
Claussen, P. [s.n.] Brazil K001135331 Yes
Claussen [s.n.] Brazil K001135325 Yes
Delprete, P.G. [9182] Brazil K001135352 Yes
Glaziou, A. [13973] Brazil K001135329 Yes
Sellow [1263] Brazil K001135326 Yes
Hatschbach, G. [49619] Brazil K001135359 Yes
Magnago, L.F.S. [1537] Brazil K001135354 Yes
Heringer, E.P. [5329] Brazil K001135339 Yes
Nakajima, J.N. [1176] Brazil K001135342 Yes
Gardner [4722] Brazil K001135323 Yes
Riedel [540] Brazil K001135322 Yes
Romero, R. [1410] Brazil K001135365 Yes
Ratter, J.A. [R/2592] Brazil K001135337 Yes
Heringer, E.P. [7372] Brazil K001135363 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [27850] Brazil K001135361 Yes
Krieger, L. [9057] Brazil K001135333 Yes
Nakajima, J.N. [1125] Brazil K001135343 Yes
Delprete, P.G. [9919] Brazil K001135353 Yes
Henrique, M.C. [CFCS7644] Brazil K001135355 Yes
Henrique, M.C. [7644] Brazil K001135356 Yes
Regnell, A.F. [III/96] Brazil K001135349 Yes
Jan 1, 2009 Mota, R.C. [1973] Brazil Alibertia elliptica K000265468 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Abreu, N.L.; Menini Neto, L. [233] Brazil Alibertia elliptica K000265269 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Ganev, W. [492] Brazil Alibertia elliptica K000001956 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Ganev, W. [1418] Brazil Alibertia elliptica K000003112 Yes
Ferreira, F.M.; Pivari, M.O.D. [368] Brazil Alibertia elliptica K000265268 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