Rubiaceae
Arachnothryx

Arachnothryx buddleioides (Benth.) Planch.

First published in Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 5: t. 442 (1849)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Central America. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Berendsohn, W.G., Gruber, A.K., Rodríguez Delcid, D. & Olmedo Galán, P. (2016). Nova Silva Cuscatlantica. Parte 3: Angiospermae - Familias R a Z y Gymnospermae. Englera 29(3): 1-356.
  • Borhidi, A. (2012). Rubiáceas de México, ed. 2: 1-608. Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest.
  • Borhidi, A.L. (2017). Revisión crítica del género Arachnothryx Planch.. Acta Botanica Hungarica 59: 287-318.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (2012). Flora Mesoamericana 4(2): 1-533. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera, C. & Zamora, N. (eds.) (2014). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 7: 1-840. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Pérez-Farrera, M.Á., Martínez-Camilo, R., Martínez-Meléndez, N., Farrera-Sarmiento, O. & Maza-Villalobos, S. (2012). Listado florístico del Cerro Quetzal (Polígono III) de la reserva de la biosfera El Triunfo, Chiapas, México. Botanical Sciences 90: 113-142.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Rondeletia buddleioides.]
  • 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 Rondeletia buddleioides.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Berendsohn, W.G., Gruber, A.K., Rodríguez Delcid, D. & Olmedo Galán, P. (2016). Nova Silva Cuscatlantica. Parte 3: Angiospermae - Familias R a Z y Gymnospermae. Englera 29(3): 1-356.
  • Borhidi, A. (2006). Rubiáceas de México: 1-512. Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (2012). Flora Mesoamericana 4(2): 1-533. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1992 Ghiesbreght [686] Mexico Rondeletia buddleioides K000173895 Isosyntype Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Hartweg [502] Mexico Rondeletia buddleioides K000173892 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Hartweg [502] Mexico Rondeletia buddleioides K000173893 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Sumichrast [1017] Mexico Rondeletia buddleioides K000173896 Isolectotype Yes
Quesada, A. [974] Costa Rica Rondeletia buddleioides K001528871 Yes
Sandino, J.C. [2339] Nicaragua Rondeletia buddleioides K004720812 Yes
Heyde; Lux [4491] Guatemala Rondeletia buddleioides K000173894 Unknown Type Material Yes
Seemann [1594] Panama Rondeletia buddleioides K000174049 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gaumer [s.n.] Honduras Rondeletia buddleioides K004720809 Yes
Rivera, G. [1692] Costa Rica Rondeletia buddleioides K004720829 Yes
Sánchez, J. [1303] Costa Rica Rondeletia buddleioides K004720831 Yes
Moreno, P. [4987] Nicaragua Rondeletia buddleioides K004720811 Yes
Herrera, G. [7162] Costa Rica Rondeletia buddleioides K004720816 Yes
Estrada, A. [1190] Costa Rica Rondeletia buddleioides K004720813 Yes
Herrera, G. [7969] Costa Rica Rondeletia buddleioides K004720817 Yes
Delgado, R. [54] Costa Rica Rondeletia buddleioides K004720819 Yes
Yuncker, T.G.; Dawson, R.F.; Youse, H.R. [6354] Honduras Rondeletia buddleioides K004720810 Yes
Lankester, C.H. [99] Costa Rica Rondeletia buddleioides K004720823 Yes
Endres; Veitch [226] Costa Rica Rondeletia buddleioides K004720824 Yes
Chacón, A. [335] Costa Rica Rondeletia buddleioides K004720828 Yes
Tonduz, A. [17748] Costa Rica Rondeletia buddleioides K004720826 Yes
Fuentes, Z.; Fuentes, E. [472] Costa Rica Rondeletia buddleioides K004720833 Yes
Skutch, A.F. [3206] Costa Rica Rondeletia buddleioides K004720830 Yes
Skutch, A.F. [4223] Costa Rica Rondeletia buddleioides K004720827 Yes
Brenes, A.M. [14305] Costa Rica Rondeletia buddleioides K004720825 Yes
Estrada, A.; Chacon, R.; Quesada, A.; Otros [3239] Costa Rica Rondeletia buddleioides K004720832 Yes
Gonzalez, J. [882] Costa Rica Rondeletia buddleioides K004720815 Yes
Vargas, O. [436] Costa Rica Rondeletia buddleioides K004720821 Yes
Apú, B. [41] Costa Rica Rondeletia buddleioides K004720818 Yes
Garcia, D. [355] Costa Rica Rondeletia buddleioides K004720814 Yes
Chavarría, U. [1466] Costa Rica Rondeletia buddleioides K004720822 Yes
Sánchez, J.; Cascante, A.; Estrada, A.; Otros [968] Costa Rica Rondeletia buddleioides K004720820 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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