Rubiaceae
Ferdinandusa

Ferdinandusa elliptica (Pohl) Pohl

First published in Pl. Bras. Icon. Descr. 2: 9 (1829)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ecuador to Brazil and Bolivia. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Ecuador

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic 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.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • 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 Ferdinandusa ovalis.]
  • Oliveira-Filho, A.T. (2006). Catálogo das Árvores nativas de Minas Gerais: 1-423. Editora UFLA, Lavas, Brasil. [Cited as Ferdinandusa ovalis.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Oliveira-Filho, A.T. (2006). Catálogo das Árvores nativas de Minas Gerais: 1-423. Editora UFLA, Lavas, Brasil.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1968 Irwin, H.S.; Grear, J.W.; Souza, Jr., R.; dos Santos, R.R. [14635] Brazil K000015074 Yes
Burchell [8400] Brazil K001049714 Yes
Souza, E.B.; Queiroz, L.P.; Costa, J.A.S.; Stapf, M.N.S. [1258] Brazil K001049740 Yes
Sothers, C.A. [1035] Brazil K001049742 Yes
Ducke, A. [s.n.] Brazil K001049718 Yes
Delprete, P.G.; Gomes-Klein, V.L.; Pereira, I.M.; Santos, W.F. [9521] Brazil K001049739 Yes
Heringer, E.P.; Filgueiras, T.S.; Mendonça, R.C.; Pereira, B.A.S. [6844] Brazil K001049746 Yes
Árbocz, G.F. [3098] Brazil K001049736 Yes
Heringer, E.P.; Filgueiras, T.S.; Mendonça, R.C.; Pereira, B.A.S. [6050] Brazil K001049748 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [13686] Brazil K001049724 Yes
Todzia, C.; Zarucchi, J.L.; Hill, S.R.; Nelson, B.W.; Cid Ferreira, C.A.; Guedes, J.; Santos, J.L. [2244] Brazil K001049722 Yes
Kirkbride, J.H., Jr. [3025] Brazil K001049750 Yes
Mori, S. [17192] Brazil K001049719 Yes
Mori, S.A. [16819] Brazil K001049726 Yes
Mori, S.; Cardoso, R.M.; Pereira, E.C. [20539] Brazil K001049733 Yes
Nee, M. [42879] Brazil K001049743 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [17405] Brazil K001049730 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Santos, R.R.; Souza, R.; Bertolda, J. [1623] Brazil K001049731 Yes
Irwin, H.S.; Maxwell, H.; Wasshausen, D.C. [19012] Brazil K001049728 Yes
Gifford, D.R. [29] Brazil K001049732 Yes
Ducke, A. [s.n.] Brazil K001049715 Yes
Strudwick, J.J.; Sobel, G.L.; Nelson, B.W.; Pinheiro, A.N.; Rosário, C.S.; Silva, N.A. [3853] Brazil K001049729 Yes
Ratter, J.A. [7735] Brazil K001049741 Yes
Ratter, J.A. [106] Brazil K001049734 Yes
Ducke, A. [35482] Brazil K001049744 Yes
Burchell [8400] Brazil K001049716 Yes
Lima, A. [55-3120] Brazil K001049735 Yes
Ducke, A. [s.n.] Brazil K001049717 Yes
Heringer, E.P. [1260] Brazil K001049747 Yes
Rosa, N.A. [1066] Brazil K001049749 Yes
Burchell [8744-6] Brazil K001049713 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Fonseca, S.G.; Fonseca Filho, J.; Ribeiro, J.F.; Silva, J.C.S. [3565] Brazil K001049738 Yes
Ducke [209] Brazil K001049745 Yes
Santos, M.M.; Andrade, F.S. [69] Brazil K001049727 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [1344] Brazil K001049725 Yes
Mori, S.; Rabelo, B.; Belo, H.; Cardoso, J.; Nonato, R.; Santos, M.R. [16192] Brazil K001049723 Yes
Heringer, E.P. [3519] Brazil K001049737 Yes
Glaziou, A. [21524] Brazil Ferdinandusa ovalis K001049771 Yes
Burchell [8603-2] Brazil Ferdinandusa ovalis K001049776 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Bridgewater, S.; Fonseca, J.; Lima, V.P.; Sanaiotti, T. [6705] Brazil Ferdinandusa ovalis K001049721 Yes
Gifford, D.R. [44] Brazil Ferdinandusa ovalis K001049769 Yes
Riedel [776] Brazil Ferdinandusa ovalis K001049770 Yes
Hunt, D.R.; Ramos, J.F. [5636] Brazil Ferdinandusa ovalis K001049778 Yes
Heringer, E.P. [1260] Brazil Ferdinandusa ovalis K001049773 Yes
Hunt, D.R. [5642] Brazil Ferdinandusa ovalis K001049772 Yes
Smith, D. [123] Brazil Ferdinandusa ovalis K001049768 Yes
Philcox, D.; Ferreira, A. [4534] Brazil Ferdinandusa ovalis K001049779 Yes
Sanaiotti, T.M. [463] Brazil Ferdinandusa ovalis K001049720 Yes
Ratter, J.A. [1124] Brazil Ferdinandusa ovalis K001049777 Yes
Burchell [8603/2] Brazil Ferdinandusa ovalis K001049774 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Ramos, J. [270] Brazil Ferdinandusa ovalis K001049775 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