Rubiaceae
Arachnothryx

Arachnothryx leucophylla (Kunth) Planch.

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

Distribution

Native to:

Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest

Introduced into:

El Salvador

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Borhidi, A. (2012). Rubiáceas de México, ed. 2: 1-608. Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (2012). Flora Mesoamericana 4(2): 1-533. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.

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 leucophylla.]
  • 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 leucophylla.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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 Andrieux [334] Mexico Rondeletia leucophylla K000173988 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Langlassé [666] Mexico Rondeletia leucophylla K000173989 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Seemann [2057] Mexico Rondeletia leucophylla K000173987 Type Yes
Andrieux, G. [334] Mexico Rondeletia leucophylla K004720880 Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et a [10627] Mexico Rondeletia leucophylla K004720871 Yes
[J.C. Harvey] [3] Mexico Rondeletia leucophylla K004720874 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [9895] Mexico Rondeletia leucophylla K004720872 Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et a [12737] Mexico Rondeletia leucophylla K004720868 Yes
Palmer, E. [1311] Mexico Rondeletia leucophylla K004720867 Yes
s.coll. [30] Mexico Rondeletia leucophylla K004720873 Yes
Hancock, W. [3] Mexico Rondeletia leucophylla K004720869 Yes
Conzatti, C.; Gonzalez, V. [1127] Mexico Rondeletia leucophylla K004720878 Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et a [10936] Mexico Rondeletia leucophylla K004720870 Yes
Ibarra-Manriquez, G.; López, A.R.; Cruz, J.M.; Melgoza, M. [4210] Mexico Rondeletia leucophylla K004720879 Yes
Mexia Ynes [1136] Mexico Rondeletia leucophylla K004720877 Yes
[Bugene] [149] Mexico Rondeletia leucophylla K004720876 Yes
Mexia Ynes [8905] Mexico Rondeletia leucophylla K004720875 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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.
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  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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