Psychotria lauracea (K.Schum.) E.M.A.Petit
First published in Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 34: 129 (1964)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cameroon to Kenya and Zambia. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Cameroon, Gabon, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Grumilea lauracea K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler, Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 392 (1895)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Psychotria bequaertii De Wild. in Pl. Bequaert. 2: 335 (1924)
- Psychotria erythrocarpa K.Krause in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 43: 152 (1909), nom. illeg.
- Psychotria fuscula K.Schum. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 34: 338 (1904)
- Psychotria wauensis K.Krause in G.W.J.Mildbraed (ed.), Wiss. Erg. Deut. Zentr.-Afr. Exped., Bot. 2: 335 (1911)
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.
- Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Ruhsam, M. (2005). Survey of all the Rubiaceae specimens at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Petit in Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique 42: 357 (1972)
- Petit in Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l'État a Bruxelles 34: 129, photo. 3/L (1964)
- Petit in Distr. Pl. Afr. 5, map 138 (1973).
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1961 | Volkens [1393], Tanzania | K000412268 | isolectotype | Yes |
Sources
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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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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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