Rubiaceae
Mitracarpus

Mitracarpus lhotzkyanus Cham.

First published in Linnaea 9: 219 (1834)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Brazil. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast

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.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Zappi, D.C. & al. (2003). Lista das plantas vasculares de Catoles. Boletim de Botânica da Universidade de São Paulo 21(2): 345-398.
  • de Souza, E.B., Cabral, E.L. & Zappi, D.C. (2010). Revisão de Mitracarpus (Rubiaceae - Spermacoceae) para o Brasil. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 61: 319-352.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 1, 2001 Souza, V.C.; et al. [22735] Brazil K000012369 Yes
Mar 1, 1994 Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Vieira, J.G.A.; Souza, F.B.; Harley, R.; Linington, S.; Baker, R. [6435] Brazil K000016306 Yes
França, F. [3094] Brazil K001204447 Yes
Riedel [1522] Brazil K000447167 Yes
Ganev, W. [2528] Brazil K001204446 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; de Carvalho, A.M.; Soares Nunes, J.M.; Hage, J.L.; dos Santos, E.B. [22756] Brazil K000016303 Yes
Ganev, W. [2266] Brazil K001204448 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; de Carvalho, A.M.; Soares Nunes, J.M.; Hage, J.L.; dos Santos, E.B. [22756A] Brazil K000016304 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.
    • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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