Rubiaceae
Amaracarpus

Amaracarpus pubescens Blume

First published in Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 954 (1826)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Seychelles, Andaman Islands to W. New Guinea. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Borneo, Christmas I., Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Seychelles, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Davis, A.P. & Bridson, D.M. (2004). A taxonomic revision of the genus Amaracarpus (Rubiaceae, Psychotrieae). Blumea 49: 25-68.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. 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.
  • Singh, V., Singh, P. & Dash, S.S. (eds.) (2021). Flora of India 9: 1-482. Botanical Survey of India.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Davis, A.P. & Bridson, D.M. (2004). A taxonomic revision of the genus Amaracarpus (Rubiaceae, Psychotrieae). Blumea 49: 25-68.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2003 Horsfield, T. [43] Indonesia K000761864 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Zollinger, H. [790] Indonesia K000761863 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Horne, J. [253] Seychelles K000172778 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Lobb, T. [s.n.] Indonesia K000761866 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Horsfield, T. [43] Indonesia K000761865 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Thomasset [181] Seychelles K000172779 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Thomasset [181] Seychelles K000172780 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jun 1, 1987 Andrews, C.W. [79] Christmas Island K000172781 Type Yes
Jeffrey, C. [798] Seychelles K:SPC-23325.000 No
Jeffrey, C.; Zelia [823] Seychelles K000062255 Yes
Jeffrey, C. [823] Seychelles K:SPC-24468.000 No
Powell, D.A. [332] Christmas Island K:SPC-42796.000 No

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