Psychotria insularum A.Gray
First published in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 4: 45 (1860)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Pacific. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Niue, Samoa, Society Is., Tonga, Wallis-Futuna Is.
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Psychotria insularum var. typica Hochr. in Candollea 5: 268 (1934), not validly publ.
- Uragoga insularum (A.Gray) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 960 (1891)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Psychotria atroviridescens Rech. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 6: 326 (1909)
- Psychotria insularum var. aprica Rech. in Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 85: 199 (1910)
- Psychotria insularum var. montanum Christoph. in Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 154: 54 (1938)
- Psychotria insularum var. paradisii Fosberg in Brittonia 16: 256 (1964)
- Psychotria tutuilensis Christoph. in Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 154: 59 (1938)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Morat, P. & Veillon, J.-M. (1985). Contributions à la conaissance de la végétation et de la flore de Wallis et Futuna. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Section B, Adansonia 7: 259-329.
- Suzuki, M., Taufatofua, P. & Koyama, T. (2007). New records of plants from Tonga. Makinoa, n.s., 6: 25-62.
- Sykes, W.R. (1970). Contributions to the flora of Niue. Bulletin, New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research 200: 1-321.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Ruhsam, M. (2005). Survey of all the Rubiaceae specimens at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1985 | Wilkes, C. [s.n.], Samoa | K000777563 | Yes | ||
| Christophersen, E. [2942], Samoa | K000777564 | Unknown type material | Yes |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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IUCN Categories
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0