Rubiaceae
Mitracarpus

Mitracarpus salzmannianus DC.

First published in Prodr. 4: 571 (1830)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Guianas to Brazil. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ramos Varjão, R., Gomes Jardim, J. & de Souza Canceição, A. (2013). Rubiaceae Juss. de caatinga na APA Serra Branco/Raso da Catarina, Bahia, Brasil. Biota Neotropica 13: 105-123.
  • 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.

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 Mitracarpus frigidus var. salzmannianus.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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?
Jun 1, 2008 Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Vieira, J.G.A.; Souza, F.B.; Harley, R.; Linington, S.; Baker, R. [6515] Brazil K000016286 Yes
Jun 1, 2008 [Gardner] [1704] Brazil K000016279 Yes
Jun 1, 2008 Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M.; Brighton, C.A.; Pinheiro, R. [17086] Brazil K000016291 Yes
Jun 1, 2008 Gardner [1704] Brazil K000016280 Yes
Jun 1, 2008 Glocker [22] Brazil K000016290 Yes
Jun 1, 2008 Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M.; Brighton, C.A.; Pinheiro, R. [17102] Brazil K000016480 Yes
Jun 1, 2008 Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; dos Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [18061] Brazil K000016249 Yes
Jun 1, 2008 Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M.; Brighton, C.A.; Pinheiro, R. [17580] Brazil K000016479 Yes
Jun 1, 2008 Viana, B., F.; Neves, M., F.; Vieira, O., J. Z. [85] Brazil K000265020 Yes
Jun 1, 2008 Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Sant'Ana, S.C.; Hage, J.L.; dos Santos, E.B. [22077] Brazil K000016294 Yes
Jun 1, 2008 Agra, M.F.; Gois, G. [1320] Brazil K000016284 Yes
Jun 1, 2008 Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Vieira, J.G.A.; Souza, F.B.; Harley, R.; Linington, S.; Baker, R. [6514] Brazil K000016285 Yes
Jun 1, 2008 Queiroz, L.P. [4589] Brazil K000009001 Yes
Jun 1, 2008 Orlandi, R.; Stradmann, M.T.; Poveda, A.; Guedes, M.L. [PCD648] Brazil K000016046 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Trail, J.W.H. [442] K000174165 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Appun, C. [24113] Guyana K000174164 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Schomburgk, R. [856] Brazil K000174162 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Schomburgk, R. [856] Brazil K000174163 Type Yes
Monteiro S., L. [8352] Brazil K001204514 Yes
Rapini, A. [1178] Brazil K001204520 Yes
Miranda, E.B.; Carvalho Sobrinho, J.G.; Rapini, A. [811] Brazil K001204521 Yes
Hooker [s.n.] Brazil K001204516 Yes
Gardner [5506] Brazil K001204510 Yes
s.coll. [19789] Brazil K001204515 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [18275] Brazil K001204511 Yes
Hunt, D.R. [5417] Brazil K001204512 Yes
Pirani, J.R. [4987] Brazil K001204519 Yes
Pabst, G. [5513] Brazil K001204517 Yes
Riedel [613] Brazil K001204518 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [6044] Brazil K001204513 Yes
Oct 1, 1998 Glocker [22] Brazil Mitracarpus frigidus var. salzmannianus K000016289 Yes
Salzmann [s.n.] Brazil Mitracarpus frigidus var. salzmannianus K000174505 Unknown Type Material Yes
Salzmann [s.n.] Brazil Mitracarpus frigidus var. salzmannianus K000016288 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schomburgk [409] Guyana Mitracarpus frigidus var. discolor K000174506 Unknown Type Material Yes
Miquel [s.n.] Suriname Mitracarpus frigidus var. discolor K000174507 Unknown Type Material 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